Stefanie Roberts Newman DNP, RN NEA-BC

VP-Patient Care Services &Chief Nursing Officer – Hospital Administration

As a member of the hospital senior leadership team, establishes, administers and is accountable for the overall direction of nursing services. Provides clinical and programmatic direction while achieving quality and efficiencies in clinical care. Participates in the development of the strategic plan, ensures, supports and is accountable for the service excellence culture. Develops and reviews annual operating and capital budgets for business unit and departmental responsibilities. Responsibility for Nursing, Emergency Department, Perioperative Services, Cardiac Catheterization lab, GI lab, Rehab Services, Wound Care and Respiratory Therapists.

• Co-Chair Enterprise Critical Care Council
• Facilitated the creation and maintenance of environments that encourage well being
• Employee engagement that exceeds national benchmarks
• Review and recommended staffing plans and other resources needed
• Communication of Nursing strategic plan and successful attainment of goals
• Review and overhaul of Shared governance councils
• Promotion of EBP and Research projects
• Introduction of Nursing peer reviews for quality
• Successful AHA Heart Walk Chair
• Facilitated successful elimination of agency staff
• Facilitation of nursing policy integration and standardization for Joint Venture
• Facilitated preparation for initial Magnet survey with designation awarded April, 2024

• Directly report to the Sr. Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive and an indirect report to the North Region Sr. Vice President of Operations.
• Responsibility for the operations and nursing care at the Bethesda North Hospital, a Free-Standing Emergency Department Bethesda Arrow Springs, a Critical Access Hospital Bethesda Butler, Bethesda Surgery Center, and a dotted line responsibility for a partner hospital McCullough Hyde Memorial Hospital. Directly responsible for 1100 FTEs / 410 beds, 7 Direct Reports and an annual operating budget of $300M.
• • Led successful initial Magnet survey for Bethesda North Hospital and a successful re-designation in 2016. We are the second system in Ohio with a hospital system designation. Only 5% of all Magnet Hospitals have the system designation. System designation requires each facility to have supporting evidence for each of the five Magnet components. Standardized all nursing policies and procedures across organizations, developed evidence-based practice and research goals for North region to enhance nursing practice and nurtured a strong working relationship with peers throughout the system to accomplish the goal of Magnet designation.
• • Facilitated and supported The Joint Commission Center of Excellence certifications for Joint Replacement, Geriatric Hip Fracture, Perinatal Care, Diabetes Care, and Stroke Care.
• • Lantern Awards for three Emergency Departments in the North Region
• • Chair of the Leadership Campaign for United Way
• • Preceptor for graduate nursing students
• • Decreased the use of agency by 80%
• • Facilitated successful initial NICHE designation and re-designation
• • Led implementation of Studer initiatives for Patient Experience
• • Jointly researched and implemented a Clinical Nurse Leader Program
• • Co-leader of successful consolidation of CV program to one campus, which included, structural heart program, Heart Failure Clinic, Staffing, cath lab utilization numbers, bed utilization and staffing for patient care areas. This also included education of staff for any new procedures.

• Reported to the Sr. Vice President for Patient Services. Managed 860 FTEs and an annual operating budget of $100M and 197 inpatient beds and ten direct reports.
• • Elimination of agency on the hematology unit with a net savings of $3M per year and a 70% decrease in travelers in other areas.
• • Assisted in creating criteria for the Medical Response Team
• • Facilitated purchase and installation of new monitoring system for all of Patient Services.
• • Chairperson of the Clinical Systems Improvement Inpatient Team.
• • Chair of the Leadership Campaign for United Way.
• • Preceptor for two graduate Nursing Students.
• • Facilitated successful Magnet survey for the Critical Care Division.
• • Hired Education Specialist II for Hematology/Oncology Department.
• • Facilitated the successful opening of a Complex Airway unit with recruitment of staff and a Clinical Director
• • Achieved an overall turnover rate of
• • Facilitating EPIC implementation readiness for areas of responsibility.
• • Proposal accepted for Family Centered Care Innovation Project.
• • Successful implementation and facilitation of improvement projects including Skin Safety Collaborative, Self-Care Model for Diabetes Care, Universal Protocol implementation, and Safe Handoffs.