Mariana Volpini Gattegno MPH, CPHQ, CLSSBB

Mariana Volpini Gattegno, MPH, CPHQ, CLSSBB, joined Shepherd Center as director of quality and outcomes management in December 2024. In her role, Gattegno oversees process improvement initiatives throughout the hospital and serves as Shepherd’s patient safety officer. She also leads efforts to ensure conformance with The Joint Commission and CARF accreditation standards.

Gattegno comes to Shepherd Center from Wellstar Cobb Medical Center, where she served as the assistant vice president of quality and safety, providing oversight for all quality and safety operations for the 418-bed acute care hospital. Before serving at Wellstar Cobb, Gattegno held various quality, safety, and performance improvement leadership roles at Wellstar Health System and Piedmont Healthcare in Atlanta.

Gattegno earned her master’s in public health with a concentration in epidemiology at Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health. She is a certified black belt in quality process improvement and a Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ).