Ms. Ballard has brought strategic foresight and cost-saving innovation to Valley Health System since taking on the CIO role in 2022. She led a high-impact virtualization initiative that saved $1 million in hardware and $340,000 annually in energy costs by migrating critical applications to VMware. Under her guidance, the system also launched a dedicated business intelligence and analytics service line, improving performance monitoring and data-driven decisions across clinical and financial domains. Ms. Ballard is known for cultivating cross-functional collaboration and leading high-performing IT teams aligned with organizational goals. Her leadership helped earn Valley Health System “Digital Health Most Wired” recognition from the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives, as well as consistent safety accolades from The Leapfrog Group. Ms. Ballad brings prior experience driving analytics strategy at Kettering (Ohio) Health Network.
