Becka DeSmidt
Healthcare Sustainability Program Director
SPLC
Member - Non-Profit
Professional Bio
Becka DeSmidt, MPH brings fifteen years of experience in health care strategic planning, program leadership, quality improvement, and project management to her work in health care sustainability.
Becka spent ten years at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), a global non-profit organization that advances improvement science to solve longstanding health care challenges. Recently, as Project Director, Becka led Improvement Collaboratives that convened large health systems and small community hospitals alike to design and carry out improvement projects to reduce emissions from care delivery, including a focus on supply chain decarbonization.
Becka is certified as an Improvement Coach and has expertise in community organizing – a method grounded in storytelling, building strong relationships, and co-designing change. She has built and delivered online trainings in quality improvement, safety culture, workforce well-being, and leadership. She formerly led IHI’s Open School Chapter Network comprising thousands of students, residents, and professionals in more than 100 countries working together to lead improvement efforts on their campuses and in their communities.
Becka’s background is in health care strategic planning: at Advisory Board, she worked with health system leaders on clinical technology investment and service line strategy; at MassGeneral Brigham Healthcare (formerly Partners Healthcare), she contributed to the organization’s efforts to test, evaluate, and scale population health programs.
Becka holds a degree in political science from Pomona College and a master’s degree in public health from The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice. She lives in Arlington, Massachusetts with her husband, two small children, one large dog, and two much-loved toys: an espresso machine and electric cargo bike.
Becka spent ten years at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), a global non-profit organization that advances improvement science to solve longstanding health care challenges. Recently, as Project Director, Becka led Improvement Collaboratives that convened large health systems and small community hospitals alike to design and carry out improvement projects to reduce emissions from care delivery, including a focus on supply chain decarbonization.
Becka is certified as an Improvement Coach and has expertise in community organizing – a method grounded in storytelling, building strong relationships, and co-designing change. She has built and delivered online trainings in quality improvement, safety culture, workforce well-being, and leadership. She formerly led IHI’s Open School Chapter Network comprising thousands of students, residents, and professionals in more than 100 countries working together to lead improvement efforts on their campuses and in their communities.
Becka’s background is in health care strategic planning: at Advisory Board, she worked with health system leaders on clinical technology investment and service line strategy; at MassGeneral Brigham Healthcare (formerly Partners Healthcare), she contributed to the organization’s efforts to test, evaluate, and scale population health programs.
Becka holds a degree in political science from Pomona College and a master’s degree in public health from The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice. She lives in Arlington, Massachusetts with her husband, two small children, one large dog, and two much-loved toys: an espresso machine and electric cargo bike.
Organization
Parent: SPLC