At Roxborough Memorial Hospital, Ms. Alerding oversees patient safety and performance improvement initiatives. She coordinates and manages hospitalwide programs, ensuring ongoing survey readiness and overseeing quality measures, including core measures and patient satisfaction. By collaborating closely with administration, she facilitates the execution and communication of performance improvement activities across departments. Her contributions have led to multiple “A” ratings from The Leapfrog Group, underscoring her commitment to high-quality patient care. In 2026, Healthgrades recognized Roxborough Memorial Hospital with the “Patient Safety Excellence Award,” with the hospital and other honorees seeing markedly lower risks in-hospital fall resulting in fracture, collapsed lung due to a procedure in or around the chest, catheter-related bloodstream infections acquired in the hospital, pressure sores or bed sores acquired in the hospital, and various other measures.
