Hilary M. Babcock, MD, MPH
Dr. Hilary Babcock is the Vice President and Chief Quality Officer at BJC HealthCare, an academic–community health system spanning more than a dozen hospitals and 33,000 employees. A physician trained in infectious diseases and hospital epidemiology, she spent 16 years leading infection prevention and occupational health before transitioning into her system-wide CQO role in 2021. During COVID-19, she served in incident command, helping translate rapidly evolving science into clear, actionable guidance for clinicians and staff. Today she oversees quality, patient safety, infection prevention, regulatory readiness, patient experience, and clinical analytics, with a focus on making complex systems simple, actionable, and aligned with BJC’s values of kindness, respect, excellence, safety, and teamwork.