Top 25 Innovators - 2019
Safety & quality
Barbara Pelletreau
Chief patient safety officer, CommonSpirit Health
At Dignity Health (now part of the newly formed CommonSpirit Health), Pelletreau implemented an electronic trigger system to identify patients at risk of harm. Under her leadership, Dignity saw a 73% drop in anticoagulation, a 32% decline in hypoglycemic events, and a 32% decline in C. diff infections, among other improvements. In her new role at CommonSpirit, she'll oversee implementation of similar programs across 142 hospitals.