Senior Vice President, Chief Operations Officer
Hospital Sisters Health System (HSHS)
Kathy joined Hospital Sisters Health System (HSHS) in January 2023. As senior vice president and chief operating officer, Kathy oversees multiple leadership roles for our Wisconsin hospitals, Illinois hospitals and Shared Services departments. She came to HSHS from Tenet Healthcare where she served as the group COO over the Detroit market, as well as the president and CEO of the DMC Children's Hospital in Detroit.
Kathy has more than three decades of experience in healthcare. She started her nursing career at St. Louis Children’s Hospital (BJC) and has worked in recent years as the COO and CNO at SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital in St. Louis. Kathy served as the COO at Sunrise Children’s Hospital (HCA) in Las Vegas from 2016-2018; she was the incident commander and administrator on call during the largest mass casualty shooting in US history that occurred in 2017 on the Las Vegas Strip. Kathy’s work history also includes leadership roles in emergency and patient care services.
Kathy received her Master of Science in Nursing from Barnes Jewish College and her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Missouri Baptist College.
Creating a Sustainable Approach to Corporate Shared Services
Tuesday, March 3, 2026
9:30am - 10:30am CT