Mangla S. Gulati, MD, FACP, SFHM

Mangla S. Gulati, serves as vice president and chief quality and safety officer at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. In her role, Dr. Gulati leads the hospital’s quality and safety programs and practices. She also oversees regulatory compliance, patient relations, infection prevention policies and procedures; and serves as a champion for clinical excellence initiatives, performance improvement, and outcomes. 

Most recently, she served as Associate Chief Medical Officer, Chief Quality Officer, and Vice President of Patient Safety and Clinical Effectiveness at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, MD, where she also held academic appointments including faculty associate in the Department of Organizational Systems and Adult Health, and associate professor of Medicine, both at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. 

Dr. Gulati brings to her position a demonstrated commitment to patient safety. Among her many achievements, she is a graduate of the Chief Quality Officer Professional and Patient Safety Executive Development Programs at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement and of the Health Information Technology Clinical Track program at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. 

Clinical Advisors

Gayle Olano Hurt, MPA, CPHQ, PMC 

Ms. Gayle Olano Hurt consults on healthcare quality and patient safety education and initiatives. She also currently serves as the District of Columbia Hospital Association (DCHA) Vice President, Patient Safety and Quality Operations as well as the Executive Program Director for the District of Columbia Perinatal Quality Collaborative (DCPQC) where engaging hospital and community leaders, partners, association members, and teams to drive collaboration and improve outcomes inspires her every day. Among the collaborative efforts underway, she provides executive leadership for quality collaboratives, equity collaborative, behavioral health, substance use, information exchange activities, DCPQC and the DCHA data analytics platform. In addition, she serves on multiple District committees and workgroups providing advocacy and expertise to support member priorities aimed at improving quality of care, patient safety and healthcare outcomes. These activities bring together coalitions of leaders and stakeholders to address quality improvement, health equity and patient safety in the District through coordinated action.

Relevant Financial Relationships

Mangla S. Gulati, Gayle Olano Hurt, and the course planners have no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Anti-discrimination Policy

Mangla S. Gulati, Gayle Olano Hurt, and the course planners have agreed to our anti-discrimination policy that prohibits the inclusion of discriminatory language, graphics, or references on the basis of race, gender identity, age, color, national origin, physical or mental disability, or religion.