Kathleen E. Fitzpatrick Rosenbaum, PhD, MHS, RN, CCRN

Kathleen E. Fitzpatrick Rosenbaum, PhD, MHS, RN, CCRN

Dr. Kathleen E. Fitzpatrick Rosenbaum, PhD, MHS, RN, CCRN, completed her PhD in Nursing at the University of Pennsylvania in the Center for Health Outcomes & Policy Research and a Master’s in Health Science at Yale University. She is an interdisciplinary health services researcher working at Yale University and Yale New Haven Health System. Dr. Rosenbaum’s work, in addition to her formal training, is informed by her clinical experience in critical care nursing. Her program of research examines healthcare system factors that influence the nursing workforce, safety and quality of care, and patient outcomes. On a national and systems level, she utilizes both quantitative and qualitative methods to examine topics such as nurse well-being, the practice work environment, hospital performance on quality and safety and patient experience, nurse retention, and the development and evaluation of quality improvement programs. Currently, she is studying the impact of hospital mergers on nurses, nursing care, and nurse-sensitive patient outcomes with a particular focus on the role social determinants of health play in establishing access to care during acquisition.