Sam R. Watson, MSA, MT (ASCP)
Senior Vice President
(517) 886-8362
swatson@mha.org

Sam Watson is the Senior Vice President for Patient Safety and Quality of the Michigan Health & Hospital Association and the Executive Director of the MHA Keystone Center for Patient Safety and Quality. The Center conducts state-wide patient safety collaboratives including the Keystone ICU, Keystone Gift of Life projects, Keystone Hospital-Associated Infections and the recently launched Keystone: Surgery. Additionally, Sam is responsible for quality and patient safety policy support for the Michigan Health & Hospital Association and is a liaison for the MHA with the Joint Commission, American Osteopathic Associations Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program, and other agencies relating to health care quality and patient safety. Sam also works in conjunction with the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan on Pay for Performance and speaks nationally on patient safety.  

Sam is a graduate of the Health Research & Education Trust Patient Safety Leadership Program. Prior to joining the MHA Keystone Center, Sam was Senior Director of Clinical Performance Measurement in the MHA Service Corporation (MHASC), where he was responsible for national operations of the MHASC’s clinical data collection software program, Core Options™, a Joint Commission approved core measure vendor.  In this position, Sam led the development, launch, marketing and subsequent support of a clinical data abstraction software product to capture and report on evidence based measures.  

Before joining MHASC, Sam was the Director of Quality and Pastoral Care with a mid-Michigan medical center.  Sam has also served as adjunct faculty for Ferris State University and Lansing Community College. He holds a BS in Clinical Laboratory Science and a MS in Administration.

Jamie Davis is the Project Coordinator for the MHA Keystone Center. Her primary role with the Center is data management for all Keystone projects and coordinator for Keystone Gift of Life. In addition Jamie is the point person for the web based data collection tool and content manager for the MHA Keystone web site. Her experiences prior to MHA include risk management with a medical malpractice company and administration for both single and multiple physician practices.

Jamie has a BBA in Health Services Administration and is a graduate student of Western Michigan University pursuing a Masters of Public Administration with an emphasis on health care organizations.

Chris George is the Keystone ICU Project Coordinator for the MHA Keystone Center. She is a Registered Nurse with a background in Critical Care and Perioperative Services and has held various positions in the hospital setting including Department Manager, Performance Improvement Coordinator and Risk Manager. In her role as Risk Manager she developed an interest in Patient Safety and also functioned as the Project Leader for the ICU Collaborative at a 250 bed community hospital in Maryland.

Chris has a BS in Nursing and Masters of Science in Administration.

Kimberly Sepulvado, RN is the Project Coordinator for the MHA Keystone Center Hospital Associated Infection Collaborative. Kimberly obtained her nursing degree from Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, Louisiana. She also obtained a Bachelors Degree in General Studies with dual concentration in Humanistic and Biological Sciences from Louisiana Tech.

Kimberly has been in the nursing field since March, 1999. For several years she served as a bedside care provider in acute care facilities. Kimberly has worked on Orthopedics, Med-Surg, Telemetry, PACU, ICU and Oncology units. She has also worked for a multi-physician Urology Clinic as the lead RN.

After leaving the direct patient care arena, Kimberly served as Director of Nursing for Louisiana State University in Shreveport (LSUS.) In this position she pioneered the Medical Services Umbrella for the Division of Continuing Education. While at LSUS, Kimberly began a School of Practical Nursing and a Certified Nursing Assistant Program. She also helped to develop programs in Medical Terminology, Medical Coding, and Medical Transcription. Kimberly not only performed administrative duties for these projects, she also instructed the students in providing quality care to patients.

Morgan began pursuing her career in healthcare by attending Central Michigan University and obtaining her Bachelor of Science in Health Administration degree. Upon graduation, she then worked in the home health and hospice industry, assisting and educating patients with regard to their home medical equipment. She then attended graduate school at The Ohio State University, receiving her Master of Health Administration degree. While in graduate school, Morgan worked as an administrative resident at Holland Hospital in Holland, Michigan. Following graduation, Morgan then completed a residency at Hillsdale Community Health Center in Hillsdale, Michigan.