Dr. Gerbino leads the innovation strategy at Virginia Mason Franciscan Health and oversees the Virginia Mason Institute and Kaizen Promotion Office. A practicing primary care physician and chief of primary care since 2016, she has driven improvements in care by applying her expertise in the Virginia Mason production system, training leaders in its principles since the 2021 merger with CHI Franciscan. Dr. Gerbino’s leadership has helped reduce hospital sepsis recognition time by 7.5 hours at Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle and increased patient access via additional appointment slots at St. Anne Hospital in Burien, Wash. With over 25 years at the health system, she has been influencing clinical and administrative practice at Virginia Mason since 1995.
