Ms. Junis has pioneered scalable digital care solutions including virtual nursing, hospital-at-home, remote patient monitoring, robust tele-specialty models and innovative ambulatory care. She oversees the strategic and operational structure for digital care, including a systemwide transfer and logistics center. Her leadership during the Covid-19 pandemic was pivotal, implementing a five-year digital strategy in just five weeks and launching the pandemic digital response hub, which provided virtual care to thousands across the state of Illinois. Ms. Junis has advanced central monitoring across ICU, maternal/fetal and telemetry, improved quality and outcomes, developed digital navigation and care programs, and transformed the call center into an omnichannel digital experience. She established 22 urgent care centers with integrated virtual services and led a $64 million state initiative expanding access for Medicaid patients, reaching over 600,000 individuals through digital and virtual services.
