Gay L. Landstrom, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FAONL, FACHE, FAAN, PCC
Gay L. Landstrom is the President of The Landstrom Group LLC, providing coaching and consulting services to healthcare and academic leaders. She formerly served as the Senior Vice President & Chief Nursing Officer for Trinity Health, a national health system headquartered in Livonia, MI, with 92 acute care hospitals, 100+ continuing care locations, and numerous ambulatory clinical practice sites. Prior to returning to Trinity Health, Dr. Landstrom served as the Market Chief Nursing Officer for Ascension Michigan, and the Executive Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer for Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health system in New Hampshire and Vermont. Dr. Landstrom additionally served as the Interim Chief Executive Officer of Dartmouth-Hitchcock’s Mt. Ascutney Hospital & Health Center in Windsor, VT. Under her leadership, nursing professional practice has been hallmarked by outstanding quality and safety, leadership development, evidence-based practice, innovative care delivery models, and the expansion of staff empowerment structures.
Dr. Landstrom has served as an Appraiser for the American Nurses Credentialling Center’s Magnet Program Office of the American Nurses Credentialing Center since 2006. She was named an inaugural Fellow of the American Organization for Nursing Leadership. Her membership in national and international organizations includes American Academy of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International, American College of Healthcare Executives, International Coaching Federation, and the Michigan Organization of Nurse Leaders, where she has served as President. In 2023, she was inducted as a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing.
Dr. Landstrom received her bachelor's degree in nursing from Rush University in Chicago, her master's degree in nursing administration from the University of Illinois at Chicago, and her PhD in Nursing from the University of Michigan. Her research interests include missed nursing care, safety climate, staffing effectiveness, and implementation science.