Level of care

Master’s degree in Nursing Administration from The Sage Colleges

Doctorate in Nursing Leadership from Walden University

Currently: Health Sciences division chair and associate professor at SUNY Adirondack

Nursing success BY THE NUMBERs

SUNY Adirondack’s three-year average pass rates for the NCLEX-RN exams is 90.12 percent; the national average is 79.23 percent.

Kim Hedley was recently named to the Western Governors University Nursing Advisory Council, a national advisory panel, representing associate degree nursing programs and rural health.

Hedley, the chair of SUNY Adirondack’s Health Sciences division, served as assistant dean at Excelsior College for 10 years before coming to SUNY Adirondack.

“My experience at Excelsior, a national program, was helpful in them making a decision,”

Hedley said.

Among her priorities in the role, she said, will be looking at ways to meet the needs of a changing workforce.

85.5 percent of Nursing students complete the program at SUNY Adirondack

87.5 percent of LPNs who enter SUNY Adirondack’s Nursing program finish successfully

SUNY Adirondack Nursing graduates have a 100 percent job placement rate, with many securing a position before graduation