Around the campus Further preparing our nursing workforce

The caregivers on our nursing team are staying positive and upbeat during the current health crisis, while delivering consistently exceptional care to patients in our region.

is our team of approximately 1,200 nursing professionals, who provide excellent bedside care and compassionately serve patients. These nurses are a critical part of the care team across every department of the hospital.

Philanthropic contributions from our community help the hospital provide our nurses with high-level training, education and professional-practice opportunities that simply would not be possible otherwise. This in turn supports better patient outcomes.

In addition to other activities, generous gifts allow us to offer a Nurse Residency Program for new graduate nurses. As part of this program, experienced members of our nursing staff serve as preceptors to newer nurses. In 2019, our Nurse Residency Program received the highest possible level of accreditation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

“We are proud that our Nurse Residency Program is recognized by ANCC as one of the highest-quality transition programs for nurses,” says Gloria Sanchez-Rico, MBA, BSN, senior vice president and chief nursing officer. “This designation is a testament to how rigorous and comprehensive our training is — essential to ensuring that our nurses are fully prepared to provide the very best of care to our patients.”