Leigh A. Elko, MS, LSSGB, PMP, RRT
Lecturer
Contact
901 Walnut Street
10th Floor
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107
Leigh A. Elko, MS, LSSGB, PMP, RRT
Lecturer
RESEARCH AND PRACTICE INTERESTS
Process Improvement
Change Leadership
Transformative Leadership
Project Management
Education
MS, Saint Joseph's University
BS, Gwynedd Mercy University
TEACHING
Introduction to Healthcare Quality and Safety
Operational Excellence
BIOGRAPHY
Leigh Elko has over sixteen years of health care, managerial, information technology, operations, and clinical bedside experience. Leigh started as a Respiratory Therapist at Doylestown Hospital while finishing her undergraduate degree in 2006 and came to Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals in 2007. While working full-time, Leigh earned her Master of Science in Healthcare Administration from Saint Joseph’s University. Completing her studies propelled her experience into a role working with hospital administration. It was within this role where Leigh was able to lead by example and provide education on Lean, project management, and efficiently working to train leaders from across the health system. Leigh’s leadership style allowed her to collaborate with Senior Leadership to accomplish Strategic Goals and Initiatives. When transferring to ChristianaCare Health System, Leigh was able to lead efforts to better the patient and employee experiences. For example, Leigh led an effort to implement a digital experience pilot with Women’s and Children service line resulting in a fifty percent reduction in patients waiting onsite for a bed to become available while improving staff engagement by twenty percent.
Through various roles, Leigh has developed a keen sense of responsibility, effective interpersonal skills, a passion for mentoring, and the ability to lead teams, even in high-pressure environments.