Kate Foster

Director of Emergency Services at Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital

United States

About

Successful Clinical Healthcare professional with extensive Nursing and Nurse Administration experience. Known for ability to analyze data, identify gaps and implement quality process improvements. Detailed knowledge of hospital pressures, patient care needs and best practices translates well to training, systems and coaching for superior staff performance. Technical abilities across diverse disease states and care protocols touching all hospital departments. Excellent oral and written communications utilized in internal/external reporting and collaboration across the organization. Regulatory compliance background includes Joint Commission, EMTALA, CMS, EDAP, and IDPH.

Experience

  • Director of Emergency Services at Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital
    Jan 2020 - Present · 6 yrs 7 mos

    Supports operations for a General Emergency Department, Pediatric Specialty Emergency Department, Emergency Medical Services System, Trauma Program, and SANE Program.

  • Outcomes Manager at Northwestern Medicine
    Apr 2017 - Jan 2020 · 2 yrs 10 mos

  • RN - ER at Central DuPage Hospital
    Jul 2010 - Apr 2017 · 6 yrs 10 mos

  • RN - ER at Resurrection Health Care
    Jun 2008 - Mar 2011 · 2 yrs 10 mos