Lakewood Hospital Appoints Judith Johnson, RN, BSN, MS, as Chief Nursing Officer
Lakewood Hospital has announced the appointment of Judith Johnson, RN, BSN, MS, a healthcare executive with more than 25 years of leadership experience, as its chief nursing officer. Johnson has served as the hospital’s interim chief nursing officer for the past year. In her nursing leadership role, Johnson is responsible for the day-to-day operations of patient care and designated clinical areas, developing and implementing nursing strategies, and policies for the delivery of quality patient care.
The objective of the Cleveland Clinic is to ensure the same level of nursing care is delivered at every Cleveland Clinic facility by more than 11,000 Cleveland Clinic nurses. Sarah Sinclair, RN, BSN, MBA, Cleveland Clinic Executive Chief Nursing Officer, said, “Judy will be instrumental in helping the Cleveland Clinic Nursing Institute to achieve its strategic goals, particularly in the areas of patient care, satisfaction and outcomes. She will bring the guidance and experience necessary to help the nurses at Lakewood Hospital to fulfill our vision to deliver the promise of world class care."
“Judy is a wonderful addition to our team,” said Janice G. Murphy, RN, BSN, MSN, FACHE, president of Lakewood and Fairview Hospitals. “As a nurse, I understand the complexity of aligning nursing with operations and integrating excellent quality outcomes for patient care. I have full confidence that Judy will continue to be an effective leader. She has a wealth of knowledge and over the past year has demonstrated her ability to successfully support and lead strategic initiatives keeping the patient and their experience here at Lakewood Hospital at the core of everything we do.”
Prior to joining Lakewood Hospital, Johnson’s nursing leadership positions included healthcare consulting at B.E. Smith; Chief Nursing Officer, St. Mary’s of Michigan Medical Center, Saginaw, MI; Chief Nurse Executive, Morgan Hospital and Medical Center, Martinsville, IN; Vice President of Patient Care Services, St. Mary’s Hospital, Livonia, MI; Vice President of Operations, St. Joseph’s Hospital, Lancaster, PA; and Director of Surgical/Critical Care Nursing, St. Joseph Mercy Health System, Ann Arbor, MI.
Johnson earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing at Oakland University, Rochester, MI and her Masters of Science in Administration at Madonna College, Livonia, MI. She is a member of the American Organization of Nurse Executives; Michigan Organization of Nurse Executives; and Sigma Theta Tau, International. In addition, Johnson was an honorable mention for the Nightingale Nursing Administrator Award. She is also a published author: Johnson, Judith; Frederickson, Shirley; Holdwick, Christine; A Non-Traditional Approach to Wage Adjustment, Nursing Management, November, 1989.