Samantha Christensen

Samantha is a results-driven healthcare operations professional with a strong background in clinical and administrative leadership. With experience in patient placement and capacity planning, she has made significant contributions to improving hospital workflows and patient throughput. Samantha’s strategic mindset and hands-on leadership style enable her to effectively manage complex healthcare operations and optimize staffing and scheduling solutions. Her commitment to excellence has been demonstrated through various roles in healthcare administration, nurse staffing management, and public health initiatives. Samantha is passionate about enhancing healthcare delivery systems and aligning them with organizational goals.

Prior to joining ECG, Samantha worked in both clinical and administrative roles at University of Utah Health. There, she managed operations for multiple subdepartments, focusing on patient placement, staffing, and overall capacity management; led staffing initiatives that increased nurse attendance by 30%; and helped streamline staffing processes during the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, Samantha played a key role in the opening and quality monitoring of the system’s discharge hospitality suite, a critical initiative aimed at improving patient transitions and reducing bottlenecks in hospital discharge processes.