Providing Leadership and Guidance on Patient Safety
The Council on Quality and Patient Safety (CQ&PS) meets quarterly to address the patient safety issues effecting Indiana hospitals and their patients. In addition, the Council:
- Provides guidance on IHA’s patient safety activities.
- Assists IHA in developing positions on federal and state patient safety and quality improvement initiatives.
- Advises the IHA Board of Directors, Indiana Patient Safety Center and staff on quality improvement and patient safety needs of IHA members and recommends programs to support those needs.
- Monitors the activities of organizations that impact quality improvement, such as the National Quality Forum, accrediting bodies and various state and federal regulatory agencies.
2020 COUNCIL MEETINGS:
Meetings are held from 10 a.m. - noon in the Basement Conference Room at the IHA Office at 500 N. Meridian Street, Indianapolis, IN 46204
- Wednesday, March 11
- Friday, July 31
- Thursday, Nov. 5
MEMBER RESOURCES:
STAFF LIASON:
Karin Kennedy, Administrative Director of the Indiana Patient Safety Center
Annette Handy, Clinical Director of the Indiana Patient Safety Center
For more information about how to get involved with the CQ&PS, email Karin Kennedy or call 317-423-7737.
COUNCIL MEMBERS AND PARTNERS
Council members generally include CEOs, CMOs, CNEs, patient safety officers, quality professionals, infection control practitioners, and members of governing boards interested in safety. IHA would like to thank our council members and partners for their time, expertise, and commitment to improving patient safety.
Brian Herwig
President and CEO
Perry County Memorial Hospital
2020 CQ&PS Council ChairJeffrey Boord, M.D.
Chief Quality and Patient Safety Officer
Parkview Health
Paula Bostwick
Director
Parkview Behavioral Health
Sylvia Coffing
CNO/CCO
Unity Medical & Surgical Hospital
Yvonne Culpepper
COO/CNO
Hendricks Regional Health
Christopher Dowers
CEO
Bloomington Meadows Hospital
Michelle Fenoughty
Sr. VP Medical Affairs/CMO
Hendricks Regional Health
James Fuller
President
Indianapolis Coalition for Patient Safety
Stephanie Grace
Manager - Quality, Safety, and Accreditation Bedford and Paoli
Indiana University Health Bedford HospitalLeAnne Horn
Network Vice President - Quality and Risk
Community Health Network
Deb Hummel
Lead Quality and Safety Programs Liaison
Rush Memorial HospitalJeanette Huntoon
VP of Physician Network/Director of Quality
Logansport Memorial Hospital
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Anita Keller
CNO
Johnson Memorial Health
Nancy Kennedy, M.D.
CMO
Dearborn County Hospital
Sherry Kight
VP of QMRC
Bluffton Regional Medical Center
Lisa Leckrone
Director of Quality
St. Mary Medical Center
Angela Logan
Sr. VP of Nursing/CNO
Cameron Memorial Community Hospital, Inc.
Crissy Lough
Chief Quality, Risk, Regulatory Officer
Sodneu & Lois Eskenazi Hospital
Jo May
Administrative Director - Quality Improvement
Franciscan Health Indianapolis
Vicki McHenry
Director Progressive Service
Greene County General Hospital
Ronda McKay
Chief Nurse Executive
Community Hospital (Munster)Sheerin Moss
Director of Quality Management
Vibra Hospital of Northwestern IndianaAngela Mounsey
Manager - Quality Improvement/Care Continuum
Marion General Hospital
Brandy Nord
Patient Safety Officer
Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center
Amy Pettit
Vice President or Nursing/CNO
Schneck Medical Center
| Leigh Poeppelman
Quality Manager
Elkhart General Hospital
Stacey Pomeroy
Director of Quality
Indiana University Health North Hospital
Michele Saysana, M.D.
Hospitalist
Department of Pediatrics in IU School of Medicine
and Riley Hospital for Children
Vincent Sevier
Sr. VP Chief Quality Director
Methodist Hospitals, Northlake Campus
Michael Smith
Executive Director for Quality, Risk and Accreditation
Daviess Community Hospital
Steve Swinney
Physician at St. Vincent Physician Network
St. Vincent HealthStephanie Tooley
Executive Director of Quality
St. Vincent Indianapolis HealthLarry Tracy
President
Memorial Hospital of South Bend
Beverly Walton
Executive Director
Community Patient Safety Coalition of Southwestern Indiana/Kentucky, Inc. (CPSC)Linda Webb
CNE
Pulaski Memorial Hospital
Suki Wright
Executive Director Quality & Compliance
Decatur County Memorial HospitalLinda Zeese
Manager, Performance Improvement
Mishawaka Medical Center
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