Ms. Rutledge leads patient safety initiatives at UCI Health, where she established the organization’s first serious safety event rate and transformed causal analysis and safety review processes. She designed and implemented a high-reliability training framework for leaders and staff, creating a shared language around risk escalation and safety improvement. Her efforts have deeply embedded safety principles into daily practice, making reliability a core cultural value across the health system. Ms. Rutledge’s infrastructure development and training initiatives have empowered teams to take proactive action and enhanced cross-functional learning. She is a member of the Institute of Healthcare Improvement and American Society of Quality.
