Ms. Thomas joined CCH in July 2022 as the System Director of Patient Safety and she was appointed to the Interim Chief Quality Officer role in 2024. She has extensive experience leading multidisciplinary teams in implementing key patient safety and regulatory compliance initiatives, and leveraging data to drive quality improvement.
Prior to joining CCH, Ms. Thomas served as Director of Quality and Patient Safety at The Joint Commission and as the Director of Patient Safety and Performance Improvement at Rush University Medical Center. She has also held leadership roles with Advocate Health and Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO.
Ms. Thomas earned her Doctor of Nursing Practice Degree (DNP) at Loyola University-Chicago, and her Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Lewis University.