Ms. Roth sets the vision and direction for nursing and patient care services at Children’s Hospital Colorado, one of the nation’s premier pediatric academic medical centers. There, she aligns clinical operations with enterprise strategy to advance quality, safety and outcomes. Since assuming the chief nursing executive role, she unified patient care services across all care sites, strengthening consistency, collaboration and systemwide performance. Under her leadership, nursing engagement scores increased from 3.98 to 4.02 year-over-year, with gains in eight of 10 index measures. Quality outcomes improved markedly, including a 31% reduction in central line-associated bloodstream infection rates and a 39% reduction in unplanned extubations within 12 months. Ms. Roth has advanced professional governance, leadership development and communication strategies, while co-designing a systemwide people and culture strategy. She also implemented the “Foundations of Management” program to equip leaders to support high-performing teams. She serves as executive sponsor for care delivery innovations, including redesigned care coordination and the launch of a virtual nursing model to enhance inpatient admissions and discharges. A long-tenured leader at Children’s Hospital Colorado, Ms. Roth has been instrumental in sustaining nursing excellence through the American Nurses Credentialing Center Magnet recognition program.
