Chris Barfield

Chris Barfield serves as a Patient Safety Advisor/Consultant III at ECRI, focusing on patient safety solutions and quality improvement initiatives. With a diverse background in nursing, Barfield has worked as a Registered Nurse at OhioHealth and Sunshine Communities, where responsibilities included providing acute care and support for medically fragile individuals. Previous roles at ProMedica involved managing patient safety and operational performance improvement projects, while tenure at the S.C. Department of Health & Environmental Control included directing regulatory systems and performance improvement initiatives. Barfield holds a Master of Health Information Technology and a Bachelor's in Public Health from the University of South Carolina, along with an Associate Degree in Nursing from Owens Community College.