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Shelly M Pierce, DBA

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Patient Safety Specialist at Center for Patient Safety
📍 Carbondale-Marion Area, United States

Shelly M. Pierce, DBA, is a patient safety leader with over 40 years of experience in healthcare and regulatory settings. As a Patient Safety Specialist, she focuses on proactive problem-solving and quality improvement. Her background includes a Doctor of Business Administration and serving as a Vice President at Southern Illinois Healthcare.

A unique highlight of her career is presenting her research, which led to a publication on Complex Adaptive Systems Theory, at a symposium at Oxford University. This demonstrates her commitment to advancing healthcare through academic and theoretical frameworks.

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Experience
38 Years
Current Role
Patient Safety Specialist
Job Level
Junior
Location
Carbondale-Marion Area, United States
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Priorities

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Patient Safety
Her core expertise and current role are focused on creating and sustaining proactive solutions to achieve optimal patient outcomes and drive toward zero harm.
Healthcare Risk Management
Holds a professional certification in healthcare risk management and has extensive experience in overseeing malpractice claims, risk prevention, and patient safety programs.
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Career

Work history

6-2024
Patient Safety Specialist
Center for Patient Safety
6-2017 - 3-2026
VP/CQO
Southern Illinois Healthcare
11-2013 - 2017
Vice President, Quality and Risk
Southern Illinois Healthcare
2006 - 2013
Senior Director, Corporate Patient Relations
Southern Illinois Healthcare
1996 - 2006
SSM St. Mary's Health Center
St. Louis, MO
In the press

Media appearances

National Patient Safety Experts to Speak at Pulse CPSEA Symposium in March. Featured in Pulse Center for Patient Safety
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Education
2016 - 2018
Doctor of Business Administration
Walden University
1997 - 1999
Master of Science (MS)
Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin U-Med & Science
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