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Nursing Institute for
Healthcare Design
Inspiring Nurses...Nurses
Making a Difference
Mary Ann Derr, RN,MBA
Director of Research and Development
Nursing Institute for Healthcare Design
Cincinnatti, Ohio
mderr@nursingihd.com
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Over the course of more than
twenty years Mary Ann Derr has worked as a registered nurse
in many hospitals and clinical specialty areas including
med-surg, pediatrics, intensive care, emergency medicine,
and rehabilitation. She has also worked as a director of
nursing exposing her to a variety of environments, which
strengthens her ability to relate to the needs of healthcare
providers, families, patients, and business owners. Mary
Ann served as a Lieutenant in the United States Navy and was
active duty during Desert Shield and Desert Storm. She has
also been appointed to the Judge Advocate General Corps
(JAG) as an expert witness for medical cases.
Mary Ann worked with a team
that developed a teamwork-training program that has been
used in hospitals all around the world to help them decrease
errors and improve safety. She has applied the clinical
perspective as well to the lean construction process while
leading the
health care leadership team for Messer Construction in
Cincinnati, Ohio.
Her current role at Director of Research and Development for
the Nursing Institute for Healthcare Design will utilize her
wide range of skills and expertise to enhance the nursing
community being developed regarding healthcare design and
construction.
As a faculty member of
American Society of Healthcare Engineering, Mary Ann
presents in professional conferences on various topics
relating to quality, safety, and predictable results in
health care construction. Her training is built on best
practices in health care construction with an emphasis on
infection control from the clinical perspective. Mary Ann
engages clinicians, administration, and designers and
builders to better collaborate. She is an advocate and
“communication conduit” for critical elements that
contribute to safety, quality and time and cost savings in
health care construction projects.
Education
University of Wisconsin, College of
Engineering
Master of Business Administration, Xavier University
Registered Nurse Diploma, Good Samaritan Hospital School of
Nursing
American Society of Healthcare Engineers, Health Care
Construction Certificate
United States Naval Officer Indoctrination
Expert Medical Witness, JAG Corps, United States Navy
Certified Civil Service, Investigator, State of Ohio
Liberal Arts Studies, College Conservatory of Music,
University of Cincinnati
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