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Dawn Wolff

Dawn Wolff MPA

Healthcare Management
Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America

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Dawn Wolff is the Chief Strategy Officer for Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics in Kansas City, MO. She is responsible for comprehensive strategic planning, business and innovation development, and community health initiatives on behalf of the hospital system. She ensures unified and coordinated strategic planning activities that promote innovative and transformational growth consistent with and supportive of the overarching strategic plan. Dawn has oversight for the Department of Strategic Planning which includes leadership over Planning and Business Analysis, Community Health Initiatives, and Innovation Development for the hospital system.

Dawn led the planning process for the Children’s Mercy’s 2012 Strategic Plan which established the Hospital’s strategic priority areas and 2022 Vision. She developed the Strategic Initiative process which facilitates the evaluation and creation of new and/ or expanded programs and services that are aligned with the Hospital’s strategic priorities. As part of these efforts, she played a lead role in the development of programs like the Elizabeth J. Ferrell Fetal Health Center, Sports Medicine Center, and a comprehensive Transplant Center. She is integral in the development of the Facility Master Plan to support continued growth in existing and new markets.

Dawn also oversees the Hospital’s Community Benefit and Community Health activities, completing the first Pediatric Community Health Needs Assessment and Implementation Plan for the Kansas City area. She played an instrumental role in the development of the Children’s Center for Pediatric Innovation and Innovation Lifecycle and is now responsible for its oversight and implementation.
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