Mount Sinai Medical Center of Florida
Regina Dawson, JD, RN, CPHRM, CPPS has a diverse work experience in the healthcare, legal, and nursing fields. Regina'scurrent position is Associate Vice President of Quality and Patient Safety at Mount Sinai Medical Center Miami Beach, where they also serve as the Patient Safety Officer - Director of Patient Safety. Prior to that, they held roles at Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters as Manager of Patient Safety and Accreditation Specialist. Regina also worked at Sentara Healthcare as a Quality Improvement Nurse and Compliance Coordinator. Regina has experience as a Legal Nurse Consultant and Legal Assistant at Lawyer's Staffing, Inc., and as a Risk Management Legal Intern at Kisco Senior Living. Additionally, they have served as an Immigration SIJS Law Intern at San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program and as a Lieutenant Nurse Corps in the United States Department of the Navy. Earlier in their career, they owned their own business as a Certified Legal Nurse Consultant at Dawson & Associates, and worked as a Classroom and Clinical Nursing Instructor at Professional Medical Careers Institute. Regina also served as a Pediatric Home Health Manager at Personal Touch Home Care.
Regina Dawson holds a Juris Doctorate degree with a concentration in Health Law from California Western School of Law, which they obtained from 2008 to 2011. Prior to that, they pursued a Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc) in Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research, and Clinical Nursing from Old Dominion University between 2002 and 2004. In terms of additional certifications, they obtained the Certified Professional in Healthcare Risk Management from the American Society for Healthcare Risk Management (ASHRM) in December 2016. Regina also holds a certification as a Certified Professional in Patient Safety from the IHI, which they acquired in May 2022. Furthermore, they are a registered nurse certified by the Commonwealth of Virginia since June 1995, as well as the District of Columbia Department of Health since June 2001.
Mount Sinai Medical Center of Florida
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Founded in 1949, Mount Sinai Medical Center is the largest private, independent, not-for-profit teaching hospital in Florida. As a medical center whose mission is to provide high-quality health care to our diverse community, enhanced through teaching, research, charity care, and financial responsibility, Mount Sinai is committed to providing access to expert, compassionate care to all. Mount Sinai provides an unmatched level of clinical expertise and is dedicated to recruiting and training top physicians and surgeons from across the country, who work together across multiple disciplines to deliver a patient-centric approach to care. Mount Sinai’s on-going partnerships with New York’s prestigious Columbia University have allowed us to provide our community access to the only Ivy League-affiliated cardiovascular, urology, orthopedics, and cancer programs in South Florida. These programs combine the strengths of two leaders, enhancing the outstanding level of service and providing greater access to state-of-the-art technology, research, and treatment options. Among our many accolades and awards, Mount Sinai: * The only hospital in Miami-Dade to be named one of Healthgrades™ top 5% of hospitals in the nation for three years in a row, 2022, 2021 and 2020 * Named America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Critical Care, Gastrointestinal Care and Gastrointestinal Surgery by Healthgrades™ for 2022 as well as the GWTG Stroke Award (AHA) for Target Stroke Elite Plus Honor Roll. This award highlights Mount Sinai’s performance with intravenous thrombolytics. * The only hospital in South Florida to be named one of 250 hospitals in the world to Newsweek’s list of World’s Best Smart Hospitals for 2021. *Mount Sinai’s stroke center is a Comprehensive Stroke Center with Joint Commission. This designation assures patients that the center follows national standards and guidelines that can significantly improve the outcomes of the most complex stroke cases.