Ms. Camacho leads Nationwide Children’s Hospital’s simulation and outreach education program, leveraging her role to directly impact patient safety. Her leadership has helped expand the program’s reach by over 120% in learners and 190% in events. She integrated simulation into hospitalwide quality and safety strategies, including interventions that reduced central line-associated bloodstream infection, catheter-associated urinary tract infection and unplanned extubations. Under her leadership, the hospital earned Society for Simulation in Healthcare accreditation in teaching/education and systems integration. She has helped launch new surgical programs and supported openings of major facilities through simulation-based planning. Nationally, she serves as vice chair of the SSH directors section and mentors through the Children’s Hospital Association simulation program.
