Dr. Henwood is the foremost patient safety executive at Jefferson, one of the largest academic health systems in the country, where she leads the “OnPoint” quality and safety program. The program now spans 32 hospitals following a merger with Lehigh Valley Health in Allentown, Pa. The program embeds quality and safety at the unit level to achieve sustainable preventive harm reduction, and clinical improvements from the program contributed to an average annual decrease in sepsis mortality of 25%, saving nearly 700 lives and $30 million in costs. This work was recognized with the American Hospital Association “Quest for Quality Prize” in 2024. Dr. Henwood also oversees Jefferson’s “Great Catch” program, which encourages staff to report safety concerns before they affect patients. A practicing emergency physician and scholar published in more than 30 peer-reviewed journals, including The New England Journal of Medicine, she has led extensive international patient safety work through her nonprofit point-of-care ultrasound in resource-limited environments, developing clinical ultrasound training and research programs in Rwanda, Uganda, Liberia and Tanzania. She also volunteers with Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders telemedicine specialist team.
