Brenda Chagolla, RNC, MSN, CNS
Manager, Patient Safety & Clinical Risk; Catholic Healthcare West
It’s safe to say that Brenda Chagolla RNC, MSN, CNS, loves moms and babies. And it’s a good thing, given that her work touches the lives of an estimated 60,000 deliveries annually at Catholic Healthcare West hospitals. As the Manager of Patient Safety & Clinical Risk, she specializes in maternal and child services for CHW, a hospital system with 41 hospitals throughout California, Arizona and Nevada; 32 of which have perinatal services.
In her role, Brenda is in charge of leading several initiatives to ensure those new babies and their mothers have the safest birth experience possible. Currently, Brenda is working on system-wide initiatives that focus on Perinatal Medication Safety and Sponge Accounting. She also manages the CHW Perinatal Safety Improvement Coalition which is a multidisciplinary team focusing on perinatal safety. In addition Brenda provides bedside care to laboring women in a tertiary high-risk hospital..
Brenda received her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from San Jose State University. She completed a post Master’s Clinical Nurse Specialist Program at University of California, San Francisco. Brenda is also certified as an AWHONN fetal monitoring, NRP, and ACLS instructor.
“Providing evidence-based, quality perinatal care should be the foundation for every perinatal department and healthcare professional.”
CMQCC Committee Memberships
- Maternal Quality Improvement Panel (MQIP)
- Hemorrhage Task Force
- Less Than 39 Week Toolkit Development Task Force
- Preeclampsia Task Force
