An interview with Sr. Monica Heeran. Enhancing quality through an integrated system. Interview by Sally D. McCulloch

As President and Chief Executive Officer of PeaceHealth since July 1988, Sr. Monica F. Heeran, CSJP, presides over the management of seven health care facilities in Washington State, Oregon State, and Alaska. Additionally, she is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Sacred Heart Health System, a regional integrated health care system recently established to provide services for the underserved in Lane County, OR. 1993 marked the first full year of operation for the Sacred Heart Health Care System. The system, which unites several existing health care organizations into one cohesive group, was formed expressly to accomplish the goals of increasing access, enhancing quality, and lowering costs, and is a model health care provider for other areas of the country. Prior to assuming her current positions, Sr. Monica was the Administrator at Sacred Heart General Hospital, Oregon, for 15 years, preceded by terms as Administrator of Ketchikan General Hospital and St. Joseph Hospital, Bellingham. She received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing from Seattle University and her Master's Degree in Hospital Administration from St. Louis University. Sr. Monica F. Heeran has served in the health care ministries of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace since 1950.