Tina Baramakian DBA EDAC CPHQ CPPS

• Led nursing strategy, commissioning, and operations for Kuwait’s first Health Maintenance Organization (HMO), serving 2.1 million expatriates across 3 hospitals and 12 Primary Healthcare Centers (PHCs). • Directed the establishment of governance structures, care delivery models, workforce planning, and accreditation readiness, including Magnet readiness, to ensure nursing excellence, uphold high standards of care, professional accountability, and continuous quality improvement in collaboration with hospital CNOs and the Group Primary Healthcare Centers Nursing Manager. • Directed end-to-end facility commissioning for hospitals and PHCs, including nursing space planning, Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) development, and operational workflows. • Partnered with Mayo Clinic to design and implement evidence-based care coordination models across various levels of care, ensuring patient-centered workflows tailored to population health needs and cost efficiency. • Spearheaded manpower planning for 900 inpatient beds and 6 million annual PHC visits. • Provided financial oversight for nursing budgets, optimizing cost efficiency and resource utilization.

Hospital planning

Commissioning of Medical Center

-Member of Executive Leadership team; involved in strategic and day to day operational issues. -Responsible for the overall management of Nursing, Hospitality Services, Training Center, Dietary and Catering Services, Home Health Care Program, Health Information Management and Infection Control Unit.

1. Member of the hospital commissioning team in January 2010 (100+ beds). 2. Responsible for the overall administration of Nursing Services, Training and Education, Quality Improvement & Accreditation, Sterilization Department, Health Information Management, Infection Control, Dietetics, Inpatient Hospitality, Visiting Doctors’ Program and Auxiliary Services.

• Led clinical and operational departments, including Nursing, Training and Education, CSSD, Laundry, Quality Improvement, Infection Control, and managed outsourced services (Housekeeping and Catering). • Key commissioner for hospital planning and launch in 2006. Provided strategic oversight to ensure operational readiness and quality care standards during the hospital's early phases and accreditation roadmap initiation.