Carolyn Corbett, MSN, RN, MBA, CNAA-BC, FACHE Vice President Patient Care Services, and CNO
Carolyn Corbett joined Saint Alphonsus in 2001
as Vice President Patient Care Services, and CNO. Prior to her
arrival in Boise, Carolyn served as Senior Vice President Patient Care
Services, Guthrie Healthcare System in northeastern Pennsylvania and
developed a private practice in executive coaching and leadership development
Carolyn has led efforts to measure and improve
nursing quality, satisfaction of patients, staff and physicians, and
especially to strengthen the professional practice environment for
nurses. As a result of this work, Saint
Alphonsus submitted its application for Magnet hospital designation in
May of 2006. Her concurrent focus continues to be on improving
operational effectiveness, teamwork and customer satisfaction in all
the clinical and ancillary departments of the hospital.
Carolyn has served three years as the elected
Regent for Idaho and on the ACHE Council of Regents and now on the
Idaho Regents Advisory Council and ACHE Counselors Committee. She
also serves on the Boise State University's Friends of Nursing Board.
Carolyn's prior community service includes serving as Chair for community-wide
United Way Campaign, and membership on local Boards of the Red Cross and
United Way in New York and Pennsylvania. In response to several incidents
of "line-of-duty" deaths in those EMS communities, she helped
found a community-focused Critical Incident Stress Management Team; serving
as Team Leader for numerous Critical Incident Stress interventions for
EMS and other Life Safety volunteers.
Carolyn Corbett, MSN, RN, MBA, CNAA-BC, FACHE