Voting Members: Regents Rhoads (Chair), Schumacher, Stiffarm; Kathleen Selleck, Tom Turnure
Non-Voting Members: Brad Simmons, Jita Buño, Santiago Neme, Laura Quinnan, Kellie Garth Green, Christin Gordanier, Melissa Ho’olulu, Ali Iqbal
Date: Thursday, January 29, 2026, at noon
Location: https://www.youtube.com/live/p1JGCkrTnT0 and 138 Gerberding Hall. Committee members and staff will attend the meeting remotely.
Agenda
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Approval of Minutes of the Committee Meeting on January 6, 2026
Approval of Minutes of the Special Committee Meeting on January 8, 2026
Announcements (Information)
- Presentation: Brad Simmons, President, UW Medicine Hospitals & Clinics, and Vice President for Medical Affairs; Jita Buño, CEO, UWMC
Patient Story (Information)
- Presentation: Christin Gordanier, Chief Nursing Officer, UWMC-Northwest
Finance Key Performance Indicators (Information) (Item No. M-1)
- Presentation: Ali Iqbal, Senior Director of Finance, UWMC
Executive Session (Information) (Item No. M-2*)
- To review the report or the activities of a quality improvement committee established under RCW 4.24.250, 43.70.510, or 70.41.200, per RCW 70.41.205.
Approve UWMC Quality and Safety Plan (Action) (Item No. M-3*)
- Presentation: Melissa Ho’olulu, Assistant Administrator for Quality and Safety
Approve Provider Credentials (Action) (Item No. M-4)
- Presentation: Santiago Neme, MD, Chief Medical Officer, UWMC
Other Business
* Coordinated quality improvement/risk management/peer review information is confidential under RCW 70.41.200/4.24.250/43.70.510.
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