Dr. Bridget Norton

Bridget Norton, M.D., M.B.A., serves as the Vice President and Chief Quality and Safety Officer for Arkansas Children's. In addition to her extensive clinical experience, specialized in Cardiac Critical Care, she has exceptional experience in Quality and Safety leadership, Clinical Quality Improvement, Clinical Risk and Patient Safety, Patient Safety Data Systems, Accreditation and Regulatory functions, Infection Prevention, Physician Engagement and Retention and Medical Staff functions.
 
Dr. Norton received her medical degree from the Saint Louis University School of Medicine, completed her Pediatric Residency at Children's Memorial, Northwestern in Chicago and completed her Pediatric Critical Fellowship at Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital in Cleveland. She subsequently joined the faculty in Omaha and has held many leadership positions there including Director of Cardiac Critical Care and Director of ECMO. While in Nebraska, she also completed an Executive MBA in Healthcare Management at Creighton University.