Dr. Sharieff, as chief medical and operations officer of acute care for Scripps, oversees a wide range of critical functions including acute care operations, quality metrics, pharmacy and emergency management. She has significantly improved patient safety through initiatives such as “Sprint Teams,” which address specific challenges like heart failure and emergency department falls with multidisciplinary collaboration. Under her leadership, Scripps reduced emergency department falls from 65 to 19 and catheter-associated urinary tract infections from 78 to 30 in 2023. Scripps also earned “A” Leapfrog safety grades at all five hospital campuses and was named to three of Cal Hospital Compare’s California statewide honor rolls for patient safety, maternity care and opioid stewardship. Additionally, Dr. Sharieff introduced the “Model Care” approach to standardize patient care processes, resulting in improved outcomes such as reduced ventilator days and ICU stays. She also co-leads Scripps’ Covid-19 response and holds various roles in medical training and healthcare administration.
