Vice President, Quality & Patient Safety
Donna Lawson is Vice President of Quality and Patient Safety. She is responsible for the implementation of Atlantic Health System’s vision of excellence in patient safety and advancement of the award-winning, quality outcomes consistently delivered by Atlantic Health’s clinical teams. She joins a leadership team dedicated to a structure that supports Atlantic Health System’s unwavering commitment to high-quality patient care and safety though analyzing data with rigorous quality and safety program oversight.
Ms. Lawson has spent her career in health care finding solutions to drive quality, safety and efficiency in a variety of roles ranging from Interim Chief Nursing Officer to System Vice President of Quality. She joins Atlantic Health System from Brookwood Baptist Health, a member of Tenet Health in Birmingham, Ala. She was selected to the list of “30 Women Who Shape the State of Alabama” for 2018 by the Alabama Media Group; is a member of the Healthcare Data Advisory Council; is a Magnet Appraiser for the American Nurse Credentialing Center and President of the Birmingham Care Coordination Coalition.