Dr. Wiegand was named CNO for OSF HealthCare Ministry in 2013. Her responsibilities include strategically advancing clinical care to lead nursing, advance practice and pharmacy for 16 hospitals. Additionally, she is responsible for advancing key educational strategies for OSF Corporate University and OSF College of Health Sciences. As part of an integrated leadership team, she has a pivotal role in leading priorities within the OSF clinical excellence plan, including nursing quality and safety strategies, Magnet designations, nursing research, and various prevention and management programs that address areas such as workplace violence. She facilitates the OSF HealthCare chief nurse executive council, which focuses on operational excellence approaches such as precision staffing. These approaches have resulted in improved quality, increased staff commitment and the achievement of financial targets. Other initiatives help recruit, retain and recognize nurses under the nursing engagement plan, clinical education and the clinical excellence 5-star plan. Her work has contributed to OSF being named a “2024 Best-in-State Employer” by Forbes for six years straight.
