Sally Whitaker Berquist

Sally Whitaker Bergquist, RN, BSN, CPHRM, is a Senior Risk Management Consultant and patient safety advocate with extensive experience in healthcare risk management, quality improvement, and patient safety. As a Registered Nurse and Certified Professional in Healthcare Risk Management (CPHRM), a designation from the American Hospital Association, she is dedicated to advancing safer healthcare through proactive risk assessment, system improvement, and collaboration with patients, families, and healthcare professionals.

Sally has broad experience addressing complex clinical and organizational challenges, identifying causal and contributing factors in adverse events, and developing strategies to mitigate risk and prevent harm. She is recognized for her ability to bring diverse healthcare professionals and providers together to achieve strategic goals, improve patient and client safety, reduce healthcare claims, and enhance patient experiences and outcomes.

Passionate about learning from patients' experiences, Sally promotes a culture of transparency, accountability, and continuous improvement to help create safer healthcare systems for all.