I am so thankful for each of you and for all that you are doing to bring healing and hope to our community during this challenging time. To honor your time and investment in our patients as well as your need for balance in your schedule, we will be suspending our usual Transformational Tuesday messages for now. In the meantime, it’s important we all stay connected and … [Read more...]

Monday, August 2nd was not just another Magnet Monday. After four years of intensive preparation, writing, coordination and effort, our nursing leaders, led by our Chief Nursing Officer Janet Leatherwood, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, and Director of Clinical Education and Magnet, Mary Harris, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, submitted documents to the American Nursing Credentialing Center (ANCC) as … [Read more...]

Recently, Mary L. Harris, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, Clinical Education and Magnet Program Director and Maureen Lall, PhD, APRN, FNP-BC, COHN-S, SCRN, Neuroscience & Spine Center Director presented results from a research study on resilience in the workplace. The study was based on survey responses received from hospital staff at HMSL, HMB and HMCL and was conducted as part of the … [Read more...]

Over the past month, we have been highlighting components of our transformational business model, Performance Excellence, through my weekly Transformational Tuesday e-newsletter and videos. Here's a look at how it all fits together and how we can all benefit from its success. Goal: Think about and plan for the future while understanding the current state What's in … [Read more...]

I recently heard a fascinating story about the growth of sharks in captivity. Sharks in the wild typically grow to be very large. However, sharks that are placed in an aquarium tend to achieve a fraction of that size. The science behind this is complicated, and many theories exist as to how their growth gets stunted, but we know that it is due to the limits of their … [Read more...]