Ms. Barreto serves as CNO at Jackson West Medical Center, leading clinical staff and overseeing nursing strategy, operations and regulatory readiness at the Jackson Health System’s newest hospital. She directs planning, execution and evaluation of nursing priorities to ensure consistent standards, continuous improvement, and adherence to applicable accreditation and regulatory requirements. Drawing on 29 years of experience across medical-surgical, oncology, telemetry and emergency medicine, Ms. Barreto reinforces best practices in care delivery and service performance across the hospital’s inpatient and emergency settings. Since the hospital opened in 2021, the inpatient units under her oversight recorded zero healthcare-associated infections for three consecutive years. In 2024, she helped launch Jackson West’s ST elevation myocardial infarction program, positioning the hospital as the first certified facility in west Miami-Dade to treat severe heart attacks. Under her leadership, Jackson West has also been ranked by Press Ganey among the top 5% of healthcare providers for patient experience and satisfaction.
