Virginia Mason Institute
Steve Rupp is a seasoned professional in the medical field with extensive experience at Virginia Mason Medical Center. Steve has held various titles including Physician Transformation Sensei and Medical Director of Perioperative Services. Prior to their roles at Virginia Mason, Steve also worked at UCSF Medical Center as an Assistant Professor of Anesthesia and Neurosurgery. Steve Rupp is now retired after a successful career that included serving as Chief of the Department of Anesthesiology and conducting research in neuromuscular pharmacology. Steve holds a Bachelor's degree in Zoology/Animal Biology from the University of Michigan.
Virginia Mason Institute
Virginia Mason Institute is a mission-driven nonprofit organization that helps organizations worldwide create cultures of continuous improvement. At Virginia Mason Institute we partner with organizations and executive leadership teams to develop and adopt a patient-centered management system to dramatically improve quality, safety and efficiency – with the goal of enabling and supporting the creation and evolution of a sustainable culture of continuous improvement. We seek to help organizations elevate the patient experience, eliminate waste and sustain excellence long-term. Our experts are some of the most experienced health care improvement experts in the world—our “sensei” team—who have trained and coached health care executives and organizations across the globe. We believe that zero-defect health care is possible. We are committed, we are confident and we can transform health care. By creating and sustaining cultures of continuous improvement; through the delivery of training that inspires, prepares and guides; and in helping organizations solve their urgent and persisting problems, we can transform health care. It is possible. Together we will relentlessly pursue the improvement of patient safety, patient experience and the quality, cost, and delivery of health care. Learn more at www.virginiamasoninstitute.org. Follow us on Twitter @VM_Institute.