Nationwide Children鈥檚 Hospital has named Maitreya Coffey, MD, as the hospital鈥檚 inaugural Chief Quality Officer (CQO).
News — (COLUMBUS, Ohio) – Nationwide Children’s Hospital has named Maitreya Coffey, MD, as the hospital’s inaugural Chief Quality Officer (CQO), effective May 5. As part of this role, Dr. Coffey will oversee Nationwide Children’s . In addition to her role of CQO, Dr. Coffey will provide clinical care as a pediatric hospitalist, and will be a professor of pediatrics at The Ohio State University College of Medicine.
Prior to joining Nationwide Children’s, Dr. Coffey served as the associate chief medical officer for quality and medical affairs at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) in Toronto, Ontario, as well as a hospitalist in the division of pediatric medicine. She was also an associate professor of pediatrics at the University of Toronto. With a distinguished career dedicated to advancing patient outcomes, applied quality improvement and health care safety science, Dr. Coffey is an internationally recognized leader in quality improvement and patient safety.
“Our unwavering commitment to quality and safety for both patients and staff is one of our core values,” said , physician-in-chief and chief medical officer at Nationwide Children’s. “Since becoming the first pediatric hospital to declare a goal of zero preventable harm in 2009 when our Zero Hero program launched, we’ve continued to pursue prevention. Dr. Coffey’s leadership is another significant stride forward in that pursuit.”
Dr. Coffey is a highly regarded speaker and widely-published researcher, and has received numerous accolades including the SickKids President’s Award for her contributions to quality and safety. Her work also extends to advancing health equity and leading national efforts with .
“I am thrilled to be joining the team at Nationwide Children’s, whose one-of-a-kind culture and deep, longstanding commitment to quality and safety I have long admired,” said Dr. Coffey. “I am excited by the hospital’s pursuit of innovations and breakthroughs to benefit children and families, which I feel is strengthened by the strong foundation built on dedication to advancing children’s health through a continuous focus on quality, outcomes, population health and health equity.”
Dr. Coffey earned her Bachelor of Science in Biology from the University of Michigan, her medical degree from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine and completed her pediatrics residency at Seattle Children’s Hospital.
About Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Named to the Top 10 Honor Roll on U.S. 蜜桃传媒 & World Report’s 2024-25 list of “Best Children’s Hospitals,” Nationwide Children’s Hospital is one of America’s largest not-for-profit free-standing pediatric health care systems providing unique expertise in pediatric population health, behavioral health, genomics and health equity as the next frontiers in pediatric medicine, leading to best outcomes for the health of the whole child. Integrated clinical and research programs, as well as prioritizing quality and safety, are part of what allows Nationwide Children’s to advance its unique model of care. Nationwide Children’s has a staff of more than 16,000 that provides state-of-the-art wellness, preventive and rehabilitative care and diagnostic treatment during more than 1.8 million patient visits annually. As home to the Department of Pediatrics of The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Nationwide Children’s physicians train the next generation of pediatricians and pediatric specialists. The Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital is one of the Top 10 National Institutes of Health-funded free-standing pediatric research facilities. More information is available at .
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