Operational Readiness Executive
Hammes
Kathy is an Operational Readiness Executive with Hammes Healthcare. Her Advanced Practice Nurse background gives her a patient-first, front-line care delivery perspective. She also brings over 20 years of experience in facility design and operational readiness planning. She has extensive, hands-on expertise managing facility transitions and move coordination. Kathy has a keen understanding of how strategic plans, market factors, and financial considerations connect to current and future operations for full service acute care hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers, and medical office clinics. She brings a wealth of expertise in Lean workflow re-design within multiple clinical service lines inclusive of their supply chain and ancillary support needs. She has led operational and quality assessments, as well as care transition program development to maximize efficiency across the entire continuum of care. Health systems have benefited from her balanced understanding of big picture issues, the synchronization of departmental resources and the practical challenges of delivering a first-class patient experience.
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Wednesday, March 26, 2025
3:15pm – 4:15pm CT