{Petrena Saunders, MSHI, BSN, Named Chief Nursing Informatics Officer|Petrena Saunders named Chief Nursing Informatics officer|Petrena S. Saunders, BSN and MSHI, named chief nursing informatics officer}

{September 29, 2025|September 29, 2025|September 29, 2025}

{Petrena Saunders, MSHI, BSN, RN, LSSGB, CENP, has been appointed chief nursing informatics officer at ChristianaCare, effective Oct. 6.|Petrena Saunders has been named chief nursing informatics at ChristianaCare. She was appointed on Oct. 6th.|Petrena Saunders MSHI, BSN RN, LSSGB CENP has been appointed Chief Nursing Informatics Officer at ChristianaCare.}

{In this role, Saunders is responsible for leading the strategy and implementation of technologies and tools that support nursing caregivers across the health system.|Saunders’ role in this position is to lead the strategy and the implementation of tools and technologies that support nursing caregivers throughout the health system.|Saunders will be responsible for the development and implementation of technology and tools to support nurses across the entire health system.} {She will play a key role in the successful launch of the Epic electronic health record and will help advance ChristianaCare’s commitment to safe, efficient and patient-centered care through the use of innovative technologies.|She will be a major player in the launch of Epic’s electronic health record, and she will also help ChristianaCare advance its commitment to providing safe, efficient, and patient-centered healthcare through innovative technologies.|She will play an important role in the successful implementation of Epic electronic health records and help ChristianaCare to advance their commitment to safe and efficient patient-centered care by using innovative technologies.}

{Saunders brings extensive experience in aligning digital transformation with clinical quality and safety.|Saunders has extensive experience aligning digital technology with clinical quality and safety.|Saunders is a digital transformation expert with a wealth of experience in clinical quality assurance and safety.} {She most recently served as executive nurse informatics advisor at Vizzia Technologies, where she provided industry insights on AI-powered workflow automation, data analytics and performance improvement.|Most recently, she served as an executive nurse informatics adviser at Vizzia Technologies where she shared industry insights about AI-powered workflow automation and data analytics, along with performance improvement.|She was most recently an executive nurse advisor at Vizzia Technologies. There, she provided insights into the industry on AI-powered automation of workflows, data analytics, and performance improvement.} {Prior to that, she was system vice president and chief health informatics officer at Trinity Health, where she directed enterprise informatics strategy and led a system-wide Epic implementation to improve clinical workflows and compliance.|She was previously system vice president and chief informatics officer of Trinity Health where she led enterprise informatics strategies and implemented Epic system-wide to improve clinical workflows.|Before that, she served as system vice-president and chief health information officer at Trinity Health. There, she managed enterprise informatics and led an Epic implementation system-wide.}

{Saunders holds a Master of Science in Health Informatics from the University of Illinois at Chicago and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Austin Peay State University.|Saunders has a Master of Science degree in Health Informatics and a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing, both from Austin Peay State University.|Saunders is a graduate of the University of Illinois at Chicago with a master’s degree in health informatics. She also holds a bachelor’s degree in nursing from Austin Peay State University.} {She is currently pursuing a doctoral degree at Augusta University.|She is currently working towards a doctoral program at Augusta University.|She is pursuing a PhD at Augusta University.}

{She reports to Danielle Weber, DNP, MSM, RN-BC, NEA-BC.|She reports to Danielle Weber DNP, MSM RN-BC NEA BC.|She reports directly to Danielle Weber. DNP MSM RN BC NEA BC.}

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