New Chief Clinical Officer Position Drives Quality Patient Outcomes

Kenna Belshe, DO

Kenna Belshe, DO, has been appointed vice president and chief clinical officer.

In this newly created role, Dr. Belshe identifies and implements quality improvement initiatives that drive quality clinical patient outcomes. Strategizing and evaluating how performance improvement initiatives within service lines and clinical programs can impact patient health and safety will be paramount to


this role.

“Dr. Belshe’s case management and internal medicine experience make her uniquely qualified for this leadership role,” said Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Kerri Jenkins. “We’re confident her clinical expertise will help us meet the industry’s demand for quality metrics and fulfill our commitment to providing remarkable patient care.”

Before becoming CCO, Dr. Belshe served as medical director of NKCH’s Case Management Department. Prior to that, she was a hospitalist with Meritas Health Hospitalists and an internal medicine physician in Excelsior Springs, MO.

Board certified in internal medicine, Dr. Belshe completed her internal medicine residency at the University of Missouri-Kansas City after earning her medical degree from Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences.

She is a member of the American Case Management Association, American College of Physicians, Association of Physician Leadership in Case Management, Kansas City Southwest Clinical Society, National Association of Healthcare Quality, Northland Healthcare Access Board, and Northwest Area Health Education Center’s Advisory Board.