Dr. Toomey leads strategy for patient safety, quality and care experience at Boston Children’s Hospital, overseeing initiatives designed to ensure safe, equitable and high-quality pediatric care and integrating evidence-based practices with frontline clinical insight. As director and principal investigator of the federally funded center of excellence for pediatric quality measurement, she spearheads the development and implementation of nationally recognized pediatric quality measures that have influenced standards used across the country. Under her guidance, Boston Children’s has strengthened its approach to safety and quality measurement, implemented data-driven improvement initiatives and fostered a culture in which feedback from patients, families and staff directly informs operational and clinical decisions. A practicing hospitalist and associate professor at Harvard Medical School, Dr. Toomey combines active patient care with executive leadership, ensuring patient and family voices remain central to quality improvement efforts. Boston Children’s Hospital earned Magnet designation under her leadership.
