HR Healthcare 2025

October 5 - 7 2025

The Westin Copley Place, Boston MA

Kelly Johnson

Chief Nursing Officer and SVP, Patient Care Services Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Inc.
Dr. Kelly Johnson, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, is a proven healthcare executive and people leader with an extensive track record of success. Strategic and collaborative, influential and innovative, Kelly has over 30 years of experience as a Chief Nursing Executive, driving executional excellence, high quality outcomes, and creating work cultures where team members thrive. Kelly is a culturally astute transformational leader who models the way with humility, integrity and from a values driven perspective. Dr. Kelly Johnson’s clinical background is in the neurosciences, with a specialty in traumatic spinal cord injury. Kelly led professional nursing practice at Craig Hospital, Children’s Colorado, Stanford Children’s Health, UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals, and Queens Health System, leading Craig Hospital and Stanford Children’s to their first Magnet designations. Dr. Kelly Johnson earned her BSN from the University of Northern Colorado, MSN from The University of California San Francisco in neuroscience and family health care, and a PhD in nursing from the University of Colorado in health outcomes. Kelly’s dissertation work focused on compassion fatigue in pediatric nurses. Dr. Kelly Johnson resides between Honolulu and Los Angeles.

Day 2: Empowering and Engaging Your Workforce for a Best in Class Healthcare Provider

10:55 AM Fireside Chat: Investing In Your Employees for a Healthy and Engaged Workforce

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles is committed to investing in its employees to foster a healthy, engaged, and resilient workforce. In this session, Chief People Officer Mamoon Syed and Chief Nursing Officer Kelly Johnson will share how innovative wellness initiatives, strategic planning, and a service-driven culture are transforming the employee experience for their 8,000-strong team. Learn how their approach to benefits, labor relations, and employee engagement is setting new standards in healthcare HR.

·       Expanded employee support through onsite daycare, a dedicated wellness department, and eight in-house EAP officials to meet the diverse needs of staff and faculty

·       Prioritized labor relations and strategic planning to remain union-free, an uncommon achievement among LA healthcare providers-while building a strong, collaborative culture

·       Embarked on a journey to become “service fanatics,” modernizing benefits, building talent pipelines, and redefining HR’s reputation by drawing inspiration from top service organizations like Nordstrom and Cleveland Clinic

Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Kelly.

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