Alesia Coe, DNP, RN, FACHE

Alesia A. Coe, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, FACHE is the Vice President and Associate Chief Nursing Officer for the Adult Inpatient Hospitals at The University of Chicago Medicine in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Coe reports to the Senior Vice-President, Patient Care Services and Chief Nursing Officer and has oversight for the clinical operations, staff, and programs of two adult hospitals.

Dr. Coe has over thirty years of professional nursing experience. In her prior role, she served as the Associate Chief Nursing Officer, Inpatient Services for Chicago’s Cook County Health & Hospitals System (CCHHS). There she was responsible for clinical and operational leadership for inpatient nursing across the system. Prior to joining CCHHS, she served for over 14 years in progressive leadership positions within the Veterans Health Administration. Her most recent appointment was 2008-2015 as the Chief Nursing Officer at the VA Illiana Health Care System in Danville, Illinois.

Dr. Coe was born and raised on the South Side of Chicago and is a graduate of Englewood High School. She earned her BSN in 1991 and MSN in 2000 from Saint Xavier University in Chicago, Illinois and her DNP from The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa in 2014. She serves as an adjunct nursing professor for Saint Xavier University. Dr. Coe is a board certified nurse executive through the American Nurses Credentialing Center. She is also board certified in healthcare management as an American College of Healthcare Executive Fellow. Dr. Coe is a 2022 Carol Emmott Fellow and holds membership with the following professional organizations: American College of Healthcare Executives, Chicago Health Executive Forum, Chi Eta Phi Sorority Incorporated: Alpha Eta Chapter, Sigma Theta Tau International: Alpha Lambda Chapter, Illinois Organization of Nurse Leaders and American Organization for Nursing Leadership.