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Angelique Richard, PhD, RN, CENP: New Foundation Board Member from Rush University Medical Center

Angelique Richard, PhD, RN, CENP, is the Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for Hospital Operations; Chief Nursing Officer for Rush University Medical Center; Chief Nursing Executive for Rush University System for Health; and the Associate Dean for Practice for Rush University College of Nursing. She provides operational, capital, and strategic oversight with a strong focus on improving and advancing quality, safety, nursing, and clinical patient care delivery and outcomes. Dr. Richard has extensive experience in the field of nursing, leadership & hospital operations.

Before joining Rush University Medical Center in 2016, she served as the Vice President, Clinical Operations, and Chief Nurse Executive at Seattle Cancer Care Alliance in 2014. Prior to that, Dr. Richard worked as the Chief Nursing Officer and Vice President of Patient Care Services at Presence Healthcare – Saint Francis Hospital, where she led her organization to achieve Magnet Designation, the ANCC's highest recognition for nursing excellence. Dr. Richard started her Bachelor of Science in Nursing at Lake Forest College in Lake Forest, Illinois, and she finished her bachelor’s degree in nursing at Rush University. Additionally, Dr. Richard received her Master of Science from Rush University. After completing her master’s degree, she also received a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Illinois.