Overview

The Minnesota Hospital Association Patient Safety Committee is charged with improving and enhancing patient safety in all aspects of care delivery and strengthening public trust. The committee improves patient safety by developing and standardizing patient safety policies, developing tools for leadership, management, and staff, and providing a forum to share successful patient safety strategies. The committee collaborates with the Minnesota Alliance for Patient Safety (MAPS) and others. It serves as a conduit of patient safety information for all MHA member facilities and takes a leadership role with patient safety in the state.

Committee members for 2012 include:

• Chair: Patrick T. Courneya, MD, CHIE, Medical Director, Delivery Systems, HealthPartners Inc., Minneapolis
• Bradley Beard, MHA, FACHE, President, Fairview Southdale Hospital, Edina
• Christine M. Boese, RN, MS, CNA, V.P., Patient Care Services/CNO, Regions Hospital, Saint Paul
• Ruth M. Crabtree, BSN, RN, Patient Safety & Event Analyst, Mayo Clinic Health System - Albert Lea
• Paulette Goldammer, Regulatory Officer, Lakewood Health System, Staples
• Marilyn Grafstrom, Quality and Risk Manager, LifeCare Medical Center, Roseau
• Christine Harff, FACHE, Chief Executive Officer, Sanford Medical Center Thief River Falls
• Gloria Holcomb, Senior Director of Quality/Risk Management, Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital, Grand Rapids
• Beth Honkomp, RN, MSN, MBA, CNAA, Director, Quality Patient Safety, CentraCare - St. Cloud Hospital
• Kathy R. Johnson, Director, Quality Management, St. Luke's Hospital, Duluth
• Lori Johnson, Sr. Director, Perf. Meas/Improvement, Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis
• Tamara Johnson, Sr. Director Patient Safety & Risk, Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota, Minneapolis
• Nancy Kielhofner, Executive Director, Minnesota Alliance for Patient Safety, Bloomington
• Linda Kraemer, RN, Patient Safety Manager, Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Minneapolis
• Kathleen Lanik, Chief Quality and Safety Officer, Winona Health Services
• Jeff Lyon, MD, Hospitalist, Essentia Health East Region, Duluth
• Karen E. MacDonald, RN, MS, CPHQ, Associate Administrator, Care Management, HealthEast Care System, Saint Paul
• Virginia Malone, RN, MSN, Chief Nursing Officer, North Memorial Medical Center, Golden Valley
• Jamie Matthews, RN, Patient Safety Manager, Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Minneapolis
• Steven B. Meisel, Pharm.D., Director of Patient Safety, Fairview Health Services, Minneapolis
• Ann Reuter, Quality Coordinator, Northfield Hospital
• Mary J. Ruyter, Chief Executive Officer, Sanford Medical Center Jackson
• Ellen K. Ryan, RN, MSN, Quality Director, FirstLight Health System, Mora
• Paula Santrach, MD, Chair, Clinical Practice Quality Oversight Subcommittee, Mayo Clinic Rochester
• Theresa C. Sullivan, Chief Operating Officer, Hospital, Cuyuna Regional Medical Center, Crosby
• Kim L. Thebault, Director Quality and Risk, Sanford Bemidji Medical Center
• Cynthia Toher, MD, Inpatient Chief, Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital, Saint Louis Park
• Kari Witte, RN, Director of Patient Care, Windom Area Hospital
• MHA Staff: Julie Apold, Director, Patient Safety; Tania Daniels, PT, MBA, Vice President, Patient Safety; Rachel Jokela, RRT, RCP, Patient Safety/Quality Coordinator; and Mark Sonneborn, MS, FACHE, Vice President, Information Services, Minnesota Hospital Association, Saint Paul