Loring Rue, M.D., UAB Hospital’s chief patient safety and clinical effectiveness officer, is included on Becker’s Hospital Review’s “100 Hospital and Health System CMOs to Know.”Rue is the chief of the section of Trauma, Burns and Surgical Critical Care in the Department of Surgery.
Individuals are chosen based on their experience in overseeing medical and quality affairs and a demonstrated commitment to continuous improvement in safety and quality.
The CMOs, CMIOs, physicians-in-chief and their equivalents have contributed to excellence at their respective institutions, according to an award announcement on Becker’s website.