Pat Merryweather-Arges is Executive Director of Project Patient Care, a non-profit organization with a mission of improving healthcare quality and safety through collaborative initiatives with patients, families, caregivers, healthcare providers and stakeholders. Pat has over 30 years prior health and healthcare experience as Executive Director of Medicare's Quality Improvement Organization in 3 states and 26 years as Senior Vice President of Illinois Hospital Association where she developed COMPdata, the Quality Care Institute, and the Midwest Alliance for Patient Safety PSO. Pat currently serves on several state and national quality and health boards and is an active volunteer locally and internationally, including serving as a bed-side volunteer for 29 years at a children's hospital. With Rotary International, Pat serves in several leadership positions and has volunteered and traveled to over a dozen developing countries on healthcare, water, and women empowerment projects.