Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Tom Peterson, MD named Executive Director for Quality, Safety and Community Health

Tom Peterson, MD, has been promoted to executive director of quality, safety and community health at Helen DeVos Children's Hospital. Peterson previously served as the medical director of quality with the children's hospital and medical director for Spectrum Health Healthier Communities.

Dr. Peterson will direct safety and quality initiatives. He will provide leadership to achieve national best practice performance levels in patient safety and will direct implementation of evidence-based medicine practice.  He will represent the hospital on a local, regional and national level to promote children's health and community advocacy. 

Dr. Peterson is a graduate of Intermountain Health Care's Advanced Training Program in Health Care Delivery Improvement and the Harvard School of Public Health project management certificate program.