A newly-elected, 11-member board will oversee and advise activities of the Children's Hospitals' Solutions for Patient Safety. The SPS is a network of over 80 children's hospitals working to improve clinical quality and patient safety.
The newly appointed board includes:
- Michael Fisher, President & CEO, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Chair
- Steve Allen, MD, MBA, CEO, Nationwide Children's Hospital
- George S. Barrett, Chairman & CEO, Cardinal Health
- Madeline Bell, President & COO, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
- Christopher G. Dawes, President & CEO, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford
- Patricia M. DePompei, RN, MSN, President, UH/Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital
- Marcella (Marcy) L. Doderer, FACHE, President & CEO, Arkansas Children's Hospital
- Sandra L. Fenwick, President & CEO, Boston Children's Hospital
- Rick W. Merrill, President & CEO, Cook Children's Health Care System
- Beth Daley Ullem, President, Quality and Safety First
- Katy Welkie, CEO, Primary Children's Hospital
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