Kathleen Ferket is an experienced and transformational nursing executive, speaker, educator, author and a recognized leader in care transitions, population health and leadership development. Her work includes consulting with organizations to achieve value-based care outcomes, including McLaren Health and Stanford Health systems.
Executive Experience
Founding member: L3 Advisors Group
Principal, Ferket Advisory Services, LLC: Executive leadership coach and clinical consultant to healthcare and community associations.
System Care Continuum Vice President for a Midwest health system overseeing nine acute care hospitals. Successfully launched care coordination integration, developed ambulatory and post-acute strategies which contributed to the #3 nationally ranked Accountable Care Organization in 2017.
Associate vice president of clinical operations: responsible for decreasing clinical variation across a 4 hospital Midwest system, resulting in > 3 million in cost reductions and improved patient safety. Developed regional clinical service lines in preparation for joint operating multi system affiliation.
Executive Director for Patient Care Services & Children’s Services, with operational oversight for 100 FTE’s and strategic partnerships alignment for a large community hospital.
Board Experience
Board member, Illinois Organization of Nurse Leaders (2007-2019)
Infant Welfare Society (2014-2017)
American Organization of Nurse Leaders: strategic planning committee, 2012/2013 and continuum of care committee, 2019-present.
Community Memorial Foundation, regional healthcare committee 2013-2017.
Education
MSN, Rush University, Chicago, Illinois
BSN, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois
Certification, Nurse Practitioner from Pediatric Nursing Certification Board, 1998-present
Certificate, Executive Leadership Coaching/D. McKinley, 2013.
Certificate, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Women on Boards Continuing Education, Cambridge, MA. 2021