Hospital Administration Expert Witness

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Ron Norris, DHA, MBA, MHSM, FACHE, CPPS, is a hospital administration and healthcare operations executive with extensive experience in large academic medical centers and complex healthcare systems. He currently serves in a senior hospital operations leadership role at a major academic medical center in Dallas, Texas, where he is responsible for operational oversight across multiple service lines, including inpatient units, emergency services, and support departments. Dr. Norris has deep expertise in patient safety, quality improvement, regulatory compliance, and hospital risk management. His work routinely involves oversight of CMS Conditions of Participation, Joint Commission standards, EMTALA compliance, infection prevention, and performance improvement initiatives. He has direct experience addressing adverse events, including hospital-acquired infections, sepsis, post-surgical complications, and patient safety incidents, as well as developing and enforcing hospital policies and procedures. He is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE) and a Certified Professional in Patient Safety (CPPS). In addition to his operational leadership, Dr. Norris serves as a graduate-level faculty member and program director in healthcare administration, where he teaches courses in healthcare finance, operations management, and health systems leadership. His academic work focuses on healthcare operations, capacity management, and quality improvement. Dr. Norris has served as an expert witness in multiple cases involving hospital operations, patient safety, and alleged negligence, including wrongful death claims. His experience includes case review, report development, and consultation with legal counsel. He is available for both plaintiff and defense representation. His areas of expertise include hospital administration, healthcare operations, patient safety, regulatory compliance, infection control, sepsis management, emergency department operations, staffing and capacity management, and hospital policy and procedure evaluation.