Leslie Russell Hale, FNP

Biography

She says she chose health care because her mother was a nurse, and she wanted to help others. Her hobbies include scrapbooking and sports. Favorite quote: There is a fine line between work and play. She earned her associate’s degree in nursing from Itawamba Community College. She completed her bachelor’s degree in nursing at Mississippi University for Women, where she also completed her master’s degree and her family nurse practitioner certification. She is also a certified diabetes educator. Hale has worked in health care since 1998, starting as a registered nurse in the emergency department and the cardiac step-down unit.