Donna Galbreath

Dr. Donna Galbreath is the senior medical director of quality assurance for Southcentral Foundation’s Medical Services Division. 

Dr. Galbreath has focused her career on providing health care in both urban areas of Alaska as well as remote villages and partnering with other Alaska Native people to improve the quality of and access to health care services. She served as the president of the Association of American Indian Physicians and has been featured in publications such as Modern Healthcare magazine and Indian Country Today. Under Dr. Galbreath’s guidance, the organization achieved a Level 3 NCQA (National Committee for Quality Assurance) Patient Centered Medical Home status for high-quality health care improvement. Her leadership was essential in helping SCF achieve HEDIS (Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set) outcomes between the 75th and 90th percentile for many of its services and the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award for performance excellence in 2011. She presents nationally and internationally on quality assurance, corporate compliance and SCF’s relationship-based Nuka System of Care. 

Dr. Galbreath, of Ahtna Athabascan heritage, is from Mentasta, Alaska. She received her medical degree from the University of Washington and completed her family practice residency program in Michigan.