Chief Nursing Officer, PIH Health Downey Hospital
PIH Health
Ceonne Houston-Raasikh is chief nursing officer for PIH Health and its 199-bed nonprofit hospital that has served residents of Downey and neighboring communities in L.A. County for over 100 years. She is responsible for executive oversight of the hospital’s nursing practice and operations and is accountable for developing strategic partnerships with medical staff and key leaders to achieve organizational and system-wide goals.
Dr. Houston-Raasikh also implemented practices that led to increase the HCAHPS patient experience and employee engagement scores annually. She led efforts for PIH Health Downey Hospital to achieve primary stroke designation, increase patient experience outcomes, reduce length of stay in Emergency Department, and improve hospital acquired quality metrics. Under her leadership, the hospital was recognized as one of Healthgrades America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Joint Replacement and is the recipient of the Healthgrades Gastrointestinal Care Excellence Award for two consecutive years.