Tressa Springmann
Tressa Springmann was promoted from the position of Chief Information Officer, which she has held since 2004, to Vice President and Chief Information Officer in 2006. She previously served as Director of Software Applications with the organization’s Management Information Systems department since December 1999.
Ms. Springmann has nearly two decades of experience in information systems across the healthcare industry, and previously served in positions with Integrated Health Services, Georgetown University Medical Center and Dimensions Health Systems, among other organizations.
At GBMC, Ms. Springmann’s responsibilities have included facilitating implementation of the MEDITECH project; operational and fiscal oversight of the software development department supporting all hospital and faculty practice computer systems; and managing an annual software budget of in excess of one million dollars.
A resident of Glenwood (Howard County), Md., Ms. Springmann has been a key participant in the development of GBMC’s Strategic Information Technology Plan and the implementation of numerous system upgrades and installs. She participated in and/or supervised the selection and implementation of more than 10 new information systems for GBMC and negotiated several application software and service contracts.
Ms. Springmann is an active member of the St. Louis School and Parish Community in Clarksville, Maryland. She earned a bachelor’s degree in biology from St. Mary’s College of Maryland, where she was a four-year Dean’s List student, and a master’s degree in administration science with a concentration in information technology from The Johns Hopkins University. Ms. Springmann also is a Certified Professional in Healthcare Information and Management Systems (CPHIMS).
