Alisha Loy

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ABOUT ALISHA LOY

In May 2004, Alisha Loy was hospitalized for close to two months for complications resulting from a ruptured appendix. After multiple surgeries, procedures, and fighting for her life she became an advocate for those who survive against all odds. In July 2009, Alisha became a mother to twin boys. Tripp was born with a spontaneous sporadic genetic mutation. He was followed by more than 20 consulting medical specialty teams and had more than 19 surgeries and over 34 hospital admissions. Alisha became a gladiator for her son, family, and others in the throes of battle against chronic illness. A champion for Patient and Family Centered Care, coordination of services, and patient safety; she has spoken on behalf of blood donation, organ donation, family centered care, quality management systems, program design, and patient safety in many forums and across multiple platforms. With more than sixteen years of experience in quality, risk, and Lean management, Alisha has joined the fight to improve health care for all patients. Transitioning to the healthcare industry in 2015, Alisha served as a Quality/ Operations Manager at University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics. She has been actively involved with national healthcare standards committees; representing users in industry wide cross functional team standards creation. Author/ Presenter of more than twenty abstracts, posters, publications, and presentations for quality and risk management initiatives with national and international recognition. She is an emeritus board member for the Institute of Clinical and Translational Science Community Advisory Board, at University of Iowa. She served as an industry advisory board partner with manufacturers of medical devices and government organizations. Alisha has been cited for work in medical device reprocessing as industry best practice at the World Federation for Hospital Sterilisation Sciences in Bonn Germany. In 2023, Alisha joined the Orthopediatrics team, a global medical device manufacturer, to support quality management systems to help kids all round the world with mobility and specialty bracing solutions. Alisha utilizes her Lean Six Sigma Black Belt as an Adjunct Assistant Professor at University of Iowa College of Public Health. She is the Founder & Volunteer Chief Executive Officer of TRIPP Foundation; a non-profit supporting children and families managing chronic and acute kidney disease.