Maria Gatto, ACHPN, APHN

Maria Gatto, MA, MHs.B, APRN, ACHPN-BC, APHN-BC, is an advanced practice nurse, dual board certified in Palliative and Holistic Care, with multiple masters, post-master’s degree, and certified in Caring Science Theory. A national Palliative Care expert and consultant in the healthcare field over 30 years, her successful analysis, design, and expert application of Implementation Science, IS, creates sustainable palliative care services meet national quality evidence-based standards that maximize return on investment. As a corporate health system leader for multiple Health Systems, her standardization of policy, practice, operations, payment, education, electronic health records, and outcomes resulted in exceeding patient satisfaction scores, deceased length of stay and readmissions, while increasing millions of dollars both in direct cost savings and revenue. Her national organizational work has been with CAPC, CTAC, HPNA, AAHPM, and Catholic Health Association, CHA. She is a national palliative care speaker, presenter, volunteer, and author. Her passions are not just work but her faith, family, husband Marc, and daughter Isabella. Her life changing experiences are the birth of her daughter, being the first nurse responder on 9/11 at Ground Zero, and mission worker. Palliative care is not just a profession; it is her life purpose in service to humankind.