Helene Thibodeau

Experience

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  Saints Medical Center

  Jan 2005 - Jul 2012

  • Senior level strategic planning and program development• Lead quality and patient safety initiatives with board of trustees, medical executives and senior leaders and hospital staff• Interim CNO, February- June 2010• Executive Leader for IHI STAAR Readmission initiative with 30% reduction in Heart Failure readmissions• Successful reduction of morality by 20% • Achievement of Premier Quality, Efficiency and Patient Safety Award (2010) • Achievement of Press Ganey Quality Index Award (2010)• Developed physician peer-review process, including measurement of focused and ongoing physician performance competency (FPPE, OPPE)• Driver of improvement teams for Sepsis, Stroke, Heart Failure Readmissions, Anticoagulation • Ensure successful regulatory accreditation Show less • Overall responsibility for the management of human, fiscal and material resources for Patient Care Services (PCS)• Successfully achieved 80% reduction of travel/agency nursing staff• Driver of program development and policy planning• Accountable for regulatory requirements including Joint Commission, DPH and CMS• Ensured compliance with National Patient Safety Goals• Led movement toward Magnet status, promoting nursing leadership ownership and establishing project parameters to facilitate nursing initiatives• Established Shared Governance model throughout PCS Division, including development of council structure for leadership and at the unit level• Responsible for implementation of Professional Development Council• Created Clinical Advancement Program for professional staff• Accountable for nursing satisfaction; NDNQI RN Satisfaction survey and action plan for improvements• Responsible for quality improvement activities within PCS; development of unit based quality councils Show less

  • Chief Nursing Officer. interim

    May 2011 - Jul 2012

  • Vice President Quality and Patient Safety

    Jan 2008 - Jan 2012

  • Associate Vice President, Patient Care Services

    Jan 2005 - Jan 2008
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  Lowell General Hospital

  Jul 2012 - Sept 2013

  Vice President of Outpatient Services

  Develop integration strategy for outpatient locations and servicesResponsible for operations of multiple outpatient service lines. Coordinate comprehensive inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation services; Cardiac service line including catherization lab, outpatient diagnostic cardiology, cardiac rehab center; Respiratory therapy, pulmonary diagnsotics, EEG, EMG and sleep studies Operations management of multisite Dialysis service line. Program development for Pain Management services for inpatient and outpatient chronic pain Oversight of Center for Wound Healing/Restorix Center.Development Diabetes Management program.Operations and program development for offsite Ambulatory Centers, including Urgent Care. Show less

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  Northeast Rehabilitation Hospital Network

  Feb 2014 - now

  • Chief Operating Officer/Chief Clinical Officer

    Jun 2023 - now

  • Chief Clinical Officer/CNO

    Jun 2020 - May 2023

  • VP Patient Care Services/CNO

    Feb 2014 - Jun 2020