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Work History
Education
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Accomplishments
Publications
Presentations
Memberships And Awards
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Christina Wolf, MSN, RN, CNL

Windham

Summary

Strategic leader in population health with proven track record in driving organizational success and fostering team collaboration. Adept at developing and implementing high-impact strategies, ensuring operational excellence, and adapting to dynamic business environments. Strong communicator with expertise in project management, financial oversight, and stakeholder engagement, consistently delivering measurable results.

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience

Work History

Executive Director, Population Health & Care Continuum

Lawrence General Hospital & Holy Family Hospital
04.2022 - Current
  • Provides executive oversight for 10 departments across 2 hospitals, responsible for operational and financial performance, and attaining strategic goals.
  • Manages cross-functional teams to achieve successful outcomes in value-based contracts, patient progression, care access and quality, care coordination, health equity, community engagement, and behavioral health.
  • Develops innovative solutions to complex problems, resulting in improved organizational performance.
  • Builds trusting, collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders by leveraging excellent communication and relationship-building skills.

Director, Population Health & Community Development

Lawrence General Hospital & Holy Family Hospital
01.2020 - 04.2022

Director, Population Health

Lawrence General Hospital & Holy Family Hospital
09.2018 - 01.2020

Clinical Manager, Population Health

Lawrence General Hospital & Holy Family Hospital
12.2016 - 09.2018

Clinical Nurse Leader, Medical Surgical Units

Lawrence General Hospital & Holy Family Hospital
03.2015 - 12.2016

Registered Nurse, Adult/Pediatric Unit (APU)

Monadnock Community Hospital (MCH)
10.2012 - 03.2015
  • Staff RN on mixed med/surg, telemetry, and skilled nursing unit, served as Charge and Preceptor as needed.
  • Chair of Unit Practice Council and Inpatient Falls Committee, and Joint Replacement Class Instructor

Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL) Resident

Community Living Center (CLC), VA Medical Center
01.2012 - 07.2012
  • Under the direction of RN and CNL preceptors, delivered nursing care to CLC residents, assessed the clinical microsystem, completed a QI project focused on handoff

Senior Acupuncturist/Owner

Integrative Health Center
01.2000 - 01.2011
  • Delivered Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) care to weekly caseload of 40 patients, collaborating with local providers to coordinate patient care
  • Managed the strategic planning, budgeting, marketing and daily practice operations
  • Sold for a profit in 2011 to pursue a career in nursing

Education

Master of Science - Nursing

University of New Hampshire
Durham, NH
01.2012

Master of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine -

New England School of Acupuncture (NESA)
Worcester, MA
05-1999

Bachelor of Arts - Spanish

University of New Hampshire
Durham, NH
01.1992

Skills

  • Population health
  • Value-based care
  • Clinical leadership
  • Quality improvement
  • Care coordination
  • Strategic planning and alignment
  • Community engagement
  • Behavioral health
  • Basic Life Support
  • Registered Nurse (MA License # RN2298177)

Accomplishments

  • Decreased behavioral health ED boarding time by 40 hours.
  • Achieved TJC Health Equity Certification as first standalone hospital in MA to become certified.
  • Delivered 68 community health screenings across the system service area, more than tripling the impact of the program in 12 months.
  • Improved cancer screening access and payer quality performance through patient navigation initiative in collaboration with local community and provider organizations.
  • Closed 2% gap in readmission rates for patients best served in a language other than English.
  • Achieved > $1.4 million in savings through participation in CMS bundled payment models.
  • Secured over $2 million in grants to fund projects aimed at meeting hospital strategic goals.
  • Reached 90% social determinant of health screening rates in primary care.

Publications

  • Effect of Implementing a Bundled-Payment Program for Heart Failure at a Safety-Net Community Hospital, Jonathan Lichkus, Christina Wolf, Robin Hynds, Kerry Moorer, Derek Bourgoine, Nicole Garabedian, Pracha Eamranond, Population Health Management, 02/2019, 12-18, http://doi.org/10.1089/pop.2018.0001
  • Using appreciative inquiry as a framework to enhance the patient experience, Moorer, Kerry MBA, Kunupakaphun, Schawan, Delgado, Elizabeth, Moody, Matthew, Wolf, Christina MSN, RN, CNL, Moore, Karen RN, MS, FACHE, Eamranond, Pracha MD, MPH, Patient Experience Journal, 2017, 4, 3, 18, 10.35680/2372-0247.1197

Presentations

  • A Journey to Equitable Healthcare, Kansas Health Equity Summit: A Roadmap to Health Equity, Topeka, KS, 10/27/23
  • Using Health Information Technology to Bring Social Determinants of Health into Primary Care, 2023 Social Determinants of Health Summit, San Diego, CA, 01/22/23
  • How do Population Health Strategies Improve Health System Outcomes? (co-presented with Dr. Kimberly Gibbons), Global Summit 2022: Current Healthcare Issues, Future Trends, and Our Next Steps Forward, 10/04/22
  • Implementing and Sustaining Daily Leadership Huddles in a Safety-Net Community Hospital (co-presented with Dr. Teresa Pazdral), January membership meeting of the Massachusetts Coalition for the Prevention of Medical Errors, 01/13/20, Burlington, MA
  • Winning and Losing with Bundled Payments - Financial, Clinical & Quality Considerations, Population Health Hospital Innovations for Medicaid, Medicare & Duals, 05/15-16/19, Arlington, VA
  • Developing a Robust Population Health Management Strategy with Limited Resources, Population Health Management Summit for Payers & Providers, 07/23-24/18, San Diego, CA

Memberships And Awards

  • American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE), 11/2019 - Present
  • Sigma Theta Tau, 2012 - Present
  • Organization of Nurse Leaders (ONL), 2015 to 2017
  • Clint Jones Award Nominee, 2014
  • MCH C.I.R.C.L.E. Award Recipient, 2013

Languages

Spanish
Professional Working

Timeline

Executive Director, Population Health & Care Continuum

Lawrence General Hospital & Holy Family Hospital
04.2022 - Current

Director, Population Health & Community Development

Lawrence General Hospital & Holy Family Hospital
01.2020 - 04.2022

Director, Population Health

Lawrence General Hospital & Holy Family Hospital
09.2018 - 01.2020

Clinical Manager, Population Health

Lawrence General Hospital & Holy Family Hospital
12.2016 - 09.2018

Clinical Nurse Leader, Medical Surgical Units

Lawrence General Hospital & Holy Family Hospital
03.2015 - 12.2016

Registered Nurse, Adult/Pediatric Unit (APU)

Monadnock Community Hospital (MCH)
10.2012 - 03.2015

Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL) Resident

Community Living Center (CLC), VA Medical Center
01.2012 - 07.2012

Senior Acupuncturist/Owner

Integrative Health Center
01.2000 - 01.2011

Bachelor of Arts - Spanish

University of New Hampshire

Master of Science - Nursing

University of New Hampshire

Master of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine -

New England School of Acupuncture (NESA)
Christina Wolf, MSN, RN, CNL