Louise Kuhny currently holds the position of Senior Associate Director, Standards Interpretation at The Joint Commission, providing leadership to associate directors for the hospital, critical access hospital, ambulatory and office based surgery accreditation programs.
Ms. Kuhny's primary responsibility is assisting accredited organizations, surveyors, consumers and other individuals in the interpretation of Joint Commission standards. She is also a Joint Commission surveyor for the Hospital Accreditation Program. Ms. Kuhny has 20 years of nursing experience. Prior to joining the Joint Commission, she worked in the fields of hospital epidemiology, employee health and critical care at several hospitals in the Chicago area.
Ms. Kuhny is certified in infection control by the Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology, is a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives and had led an emergency services team for the Suburban Emergency Management Project (SEMP). She also contributed a chapter to "The First 72 Hours," a book by Margaret O'Leary, on community disaster preparedness.
Ms. Kuhny holds Master of Public Health and Master of Business Administration degrees, both from Benedictine University, Lisle, Illinois. She received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Illinois at Chicago.