Ginny Torno, Executive Director of Innovation and Clinical Systems at Houston Methodist has over 23 years of technical leadership experience, with over 12 of those years at Houston Methodist in progressive leadership roles. Her current role spans strategy and leadership for inpatient clinical systems involving nursing, imaging, virtual health, clinical communications, pharmacy, lab, operating rooms, emergency departments, cardiology and research systems.

Ginny also plays an instrumental role in the Center for Innovation at Houston Methodist, focusing on smart hospital functionality and technologies that advance and improve the patient, nurse, and physician experience. She is currently working on a large scale, multi-pronged initiative internally branded as “Care Redesign,” which is transforming patient care. Voices of patients and care teams play a significant role in this transformation, with the goal of eliminating computers from patient rooms by enabling patient interactions through voice-enabled technology.