Ms. Yanez leads the patient safety agenda for Nicklaus Children’s Health System, where she developed and launched the “Safety for All” framework to embed harm prevention across patient, staff and visitor experiences. Her leadership helped drive measurable reductions in preventable safety events and healthcare-associated infections while increasing systemwide collaboration and standardization. With her support in key initiatives, the organization earned consecutive Leapfrog “Top Hospital” awards from 2022 to 2024 for outstanding safety performance. Ms. Yanez has been honored with the Solutions for Patient Safety “Todd Conklin Award” for excellence in safety leadership and innovation.
