Joanne Disch

Joanne Disch
Residence Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Citizenship American
Alma mater
Known for Health administration, Patient safety
Awards
Scientific career
Fields Nursing
Institutions
Thesis  (1985)
Website www.linkedin.com/in/joanne-disch-rn-phd-faan-45409a7b/

Joanne Disch is an American professor ad honorem of nursing at University of Minnesota. She is best known for her contributions improving patient safety and health administration.[1][2]

Disch earned her BS in nursing at the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1968,[3] in 1976, she earned an MS in nursing at University of Alabama at Birmingham,[4] and her doctorate in 1985 from University of Michigan.[5]

Disch is a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing, an organization for which she served as president from 2011 to 2013.

As an advocate for patient safety, Disch has testified before Congress sharing both large-scale data and compelling case studies.[6]

In 2016, Disch was elected chair of the board of directors of Aurora Health Care,[7] a not for profit health-care system headquartered in Milwaukee. In 2018, Disch was elected chair of the board of directors after the merger of Aurora Health Care and Advocate Healthcare, the largest healthcare provider in Illinois. The joint healthcare system is the 10th largest in the United States.[8]

References

  1. ↑ Flowers, Leslie (2008-02-01). "Leadership: A conversation with Joanne Disch, AARP Board Chair". American Nurse Today. American Nurse Association. Retrieved 2018-09-20.
  2. ↑ White, Susie (2012-10-04). "Chamberlain College of Nursing Appoints Dr. Joanne Disch Chair of Board of Trustees". Chamberlain College. Chamberlain College. Retrieved 2018-09-20.
  3. ↑ "Distinguished Alumna Joanne Disch". University of Wisconsin-Madison. University of Wisconsin-Madison. 2013-02-10. Retrieved 2018-09-20.
  4. ↑ "Distinguished Alumna Joanne Disch". University of Alabama at Birmingham. University of Alabama at Birmingham. 2014-09-23. Retrieved 2018-09-20.
  5. ↑ "Joanne Disch Ph.D., '85 will receive UMSN's inaugural Distinguished Alumni Award". University of Michigan. University of Michigan. 2017-08-17. Retrieved 2018-07-16.
  6. ↑ McCann, Erin (2014-07-18). "Deaths by medical mistakes hit records". HealthcareITNews. Retrieved 2018-09-20.
  7. ↑ Vaidya, Anuja (2016-10-27). "Aurora Health Care names Dr. Joanne Disch board of directors chair; adds Dr. Tejal Gandhi as member". Becker's Hospital Review. Retrieved 2018-09-20.
  8. ↑ Leventhal, Rajiv (2018-03-18). "Advocate- Aurora Merger Clears Last Regulatory Review". Healthcare Informatics. Retrieved 2018-09-20.


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