Hudson Garrett Jr

Dr. Hudson Garrett the President and Chief Executive Officer for Community Health Associates, an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases at the University of Louisville School of Medicine, and a Consultant Faculty member for the newly created Norton Infectious Diseases Institute which is a CDC-funded training center. He holds a Graduate Certificate in Infection Prevention and Infection Control from the University of South Florida. He has completed the Johns Hopkins Fellows Program in Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Control. He is also a Fellow in the Academy of National Associations of Directors of Nursing Administration and was selected as a Lifetime Member in the Association, which is the highest honor bestowed upon a member. He is also a Fellow in the American Academy of Project Management and a Senior Fellow and Ambassador of the Management and Strategy Institute. He was inducted as a Distinguished Fellow and Practitioner in the National Academies of Practices. Dr. Garrett is a graduate of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) 13-month Global Patient Safety Fellowship with the and is a graduate of the IHI Patient Safety Executive Development Program. In August of 2021, Dr. Garrett was awarded the prestigious Fellowship Designation by the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America in recognition of his work in infectious diseases and infection prevention and control. In November 2021, he was awarded the Fellow Designation by the Infectious Diseases Society of America. In 2022, he achieved Fellows Status and Board Certification in Healthcare Management from the American College of Healthcare Executives He holds graduate certificates in healthcare leadership from both Cornell and the University of Notre Dame. He is an appointed member of the advisory committee for the Design Thinking in Healthcare Program at Rutgers University. He is a frequent international lecturer in the areas of infectious diseases, healthcare-associated infections, outbreak response and prevention, and infection prevention and control. He holds Board Certifications in Patient Safety, Healthcare Quality, Patient Experience, Vascular Access, Antibiotic Stewardship, Prehospital Emergency Medicine, Tactical Medicine, as a Designated Infection Control Officer, in Flexible Endoscope Reprocessing, Critical Care Fundamentals, Healthcare Value Analysis, Healthcare Management, and as a Director of Nursing in Post-Acute Care and Infection Prevention and Control.

Dr. Garrett served as the Lead Faculty Member for the Infection Prevention and Control Long Term Care ECHO Collaboration Program hosted thru the University of Louisville Trager Institute in collaboration with the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Institute for Healthcare Improvement, and the New Mexico School of Medicine which delivers 16 weeks of infection prevention and control content to long term care facilities across the US. Dr. Garrett led the development of the first and only core infection prevention and control and antibiotic stewardship certifications and certificate of mastery programs in post-acute care settings. He has also received the Association for Training & Development Master Trainer Designation. He has served on international and national organizational boards in the areas of environmental services, dental infection control, infection control, acute care infection control, post-acute care infection control, and vascular access. He has served on expert panels related to disinfection and sterilization with the United States Food and Drug Administration, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Environmental Protection Agency, most notably serving on the FDA’s Panel and Working Group for Flexible Endoscope Reprocessing. He is a member of the Scientific Advisory Board for the Healthcare Surfaces Institute. Dr. Garrett has lectured around the world and provided testimony to government and regulatory agencies on a variety of topics related to infectious diseases, patient safety, and healthcare leadership.