Robin Betts, RN, CPHQ, MBA-HA
Vice President of Safety, Quality and Regulatory Services – Kaiser Permanente Health Plan and Hospitals, Northern California
Robin Betts is a leader in clinical innovation and safety transformation. She has dedicated her professional life to patient safety, quality, and high reliability systems to elevate safety and quality in health care. She has had a distinguished 41-year health care career as a pediatric and NICU nurse, nurse informaticist and executive leader of quality, risk management and safety.
As Vice President of Safety, Quality& Regulatory Services for Kaiser Permanente Northern California, Robin further advances Kaiser Permanente’s nation-leading excellence in quality and patient safety, mental health services and oversees health plan and hospital regulatory oversight and compliance. She sets the vision for patient safety and quality in pursuit of clinical quality excellence.
In 2013, the Patient Safety Movement Foundation awarded Robin with its Humanitarian Award that recognizes leaders from around the world who have made significant progress in saving lives from preventable medical harm.
Robin holds an MBA in Health Care Management from Brenau University in Gainesville, Georgia, a Bachelors of Science in Information Technology and a nursing degree.
