Becker’s Healthcare Podcast Stacey-Ann Okoth on Nursing Leadership and Workplace Safety at CommonSpirit Health Mountain Division
Feb 26, 2026
Stacey-Ann Okoth, Regional Chief Nursing Officer leading nursing across three states, discusses workplace safety improvements and a visitor management pilot. She highlights strategies for patient experience like structured rounding. She also covers economic pressures, rural care access, a nurse residency with high retention, and plans for new campus growth.
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Build A Structured Workplace Violence Program
- Do strengthen workplace violence prevention by adding governance, reporting tools, and security leadership.
- Stacey-Ann Okoth implemented committees at each facility, better incident reporting, and increased security protocols across the region.
Pilot Visitor Management To Improve Safety
- Do pilot visitor management systems to control access and improve safety in sensitive areas.
- CommonSpirit piloted the system in six hospitals to track who is in facilities and bolster caregiver and patient trust.
Structured Rounding Drives Patient Experience Gains
- Structured patient rounding measurably improves patient experience by ensuring proactive communication.
- Stacey-Ann credits consistent, evidence-based rounding with recent momentum in patient and caregiver perceptions.