Dr. Weber serves as vice president and chief patient safety officer for Hackensack Meridian Health, responsible for developing a culture of safety, reducing preventable harm and leading a long-term high reliability strategy across the health network. She chairs both the system’s safety council and patient safety committee, and serves as the primary point of contact for the integrated patient safety program for senior leadership and the board of trustees. Dr. Weber began her career as a perioperative registered nurse and progressed through clinical education, quality and regulatory roles before reaching her current executive position. She co-designs high reliability training including programs for the most senior network leadership, and extends high reliability principles beyond hospital settings to ambulatory and wellness centers. Hackensack University Medical Center was named to the U.S. News & World Report honor roll in 2025 and ranked No. 1 in the New York metro area and No. 1 in New Jersey, while the system became the first health network in the U.S. to achieve The Joint Commission’s sustainable health certification in 2024 and the first to receive its health equity certification in 2023.
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Becker's Recognition
Lydia Weber, DNPhas been named a Becker's honoree on the lists below.
2026 Winner

