Altaras fills newly-created quality, safety and nursing senior VP position for MultiCare
By MultiCare Health System
June Altaras, RN, a health care executive with 23 years of leadership experience, has joined the MultiCare team to fill a new role as the system’s Senior Vice President & Chief Quality, Safety & Nursing Officer.
With a depth of knowledge across nursing, operations, quality and safety, she provides an opportunity for MultiCare to combine these disciplines under one executive. She will provide oversight to MultiCare’s nursing services and leadership to the organization’s chief nursing executives.
“June is passionate about improving care and conditions for patients and those who care for them,” says Bill Robertson, President and CEO of MultiCare. “Her combined clinical, strategic, operational and business growth experience will be a great asset to MultiCare as we honor our mission and promise to the communities we serve.”
Altaras was Chief Executive of Acute Care Services for Swedish System and Chief Executive Officer of Swedish Seattle from 2015 to 2018. Immediately prior, she served as Chief Nursing Officer for Swedish System and Chief Operating Officer for Swedish Seattle. From 2009 to 2012, she was Nurse Executive at the Swedish/First Hill campus.
Altaras led a cultural transformation at Swedish that resulted in a 50 percent decrease in serious safety events and then served on a high-reliability committee to share best practices. In addition to her leadership roles, she spent 24 years at the bedside of pediatric bone marrow transplant patients and other oncology and intensive care patients.
