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Richard G. Cuming, Ed.D., MSN, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN
Chief Operating Officer
Richard (Ric) G. Cuming, Ed.D., MSN, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN, is system chief operating officer of ChristianaCare. In this role, Ric oversees the delivery of efficient and fiscally responsible system operations. He also works with other leaders to ensure high-quality and safe patient care.
Ric joined ChristianaCare in 2016 as the system’s first chief nurse executive.
A highly experienced and nationally respected leader, he brings four decades of health care experience to his work in creating a collaborative, empowered environment that leads to exceptional outcomes.
Ric is board-certified as an Advanced Nurse Executive by the American Nurses Credentialing Center with expertise in quality and patient safety, strategic planning, clinical operations and establishing and maintaining healthy practice environments.
Ric is a member of the Board of Directors of the DAISY Foundation and a member of the Board of Trustees of the Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses Foundation. He is a member of several professional organizations including the American Nurses Association and the American Organization of Nurse Leaders.
Ric was inducted into the American Academy of Nursing in 2016. American Academy of Nursing Fellows are recognized among the most respected nursing leaders in education, management, practice and research. He is a 2015 alumnus of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Executive Nurse Fellowship Program.
He earned his diploma of collegial studies in nursing at John Abbott College in Montreal, his bachelor of science in nursing from the University of Ottawa, his master of science in nursing at the University of Miami and his doctorate in adult education and human resource development with a minor in advanced nursing administration from Florida International University.
He presents and publishes on nurse empowerment, nursing leadership, perioperative nursing and evidence-based nursing practice.