Julie Becker, DBA, RN

The role of Director of Patient and Family Experience is a new role for UW Health.  Julie began her role at UW Health in May, 2016.  UW Health is an integrated health system with 1,400 physicians and 16,500 staff at six hospitals and over 80 outpatient sites.  

Julie has been an RN since 1996 with a career initially in long term care, followed by 15 years with Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare in Iowa and Wisconsin.  She transitioned into Maternal Child Health in Iowa and held staff RN and Clinical Coordinator roles before managing a high risk prenatal clinic for 9 years.  At that point she changed her career path and move into patient experience, serving as the Director of Patient and Family Experience for All Saints Hospital and Medical Group in Racine, Wisconsin.  She was then promoted to the VP of Patient and Family Experience for Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare system.  Prior to this position, Julie served as the Chief Patient Experience Officer for Lovelace Women’s Hospital in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Julie holds a Doctorate of Business Administration specializing in Leadership, a Masters of Business Administration specializing in Organizational Development, and a Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing.