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NURSING
ANNUAL REPORT
YEAR IN REVIEW 2023Contents
A message from our leaders 2
Service 4
Quality 14
People 22
Strategic growth 30
Sustainability 38
Achievements 46Every day, our exceptional nurses provide care with expertise and compassion. This annual report celebrates
some of our nursing team’s many awards, achievements and accomplishments. Stories of record-breaking care,
unwavering dedication to patient and staff safety, and workforce development emphasize the importance and
underscore the impact of nursing throughout our organization. I believe these stories only scratch the surface of
the most remarkable work happening in each interaction between nurses, patients and their caregivers.
This year, we are highlighting not only the legacy Kansas City Division but also the work happening at the
Olathe Health and Great Bend campuses. Through the stories we share, you will see how th
NURSING ANNUAL REPORT YEAR IN REVIEW 2023
Contents A message from our leaders 2 Service 4
Every day, our exceptional nurses provide care wit
SERVICE We will establish and maintain The Univer
Nurses from the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU
Looking ahead, the health system’s Kansas City are
A nurse-led interprofessional team primarily compo
In November 2023, the Pediatric Intensive Care (PI
The Comfort Promise aims to alleviate stress and a
Malorie Heinen, RN, clinical nurse coordinator, wa
August 2023 marked 5 years since The University of
We will establish and maintain The University of K
In 2023, improving patient experience scores becam
When the American Nurses Association (ANA) officia
In 2023, the health system’s Great Bend Campus Med
The Infection Prevention and Control (IPAC) team h
Rendi Schill, RN, radiology nurse, received the N
We will establish and maintain The University of K
The national nursing shortage makes recruiting the
Jennifer McNiel, RN, Claire Sutherlin, RN, and Ann
Founded in 2016, the Reach for the Stars Nursing
Fifteen nurses from the legacy Kansas City region
On May 10, 2023, Traci Bernadt, nurse manager at O
When applications opened for the DAISY Lifetime A
We will expand and sustain nationally recognized c
Olathe Health, which includes Olathe Medical Cente
In 2023, Labor and Delivery at the 39th and Rainbo
After 3 decades of providing compassionate care fo
The Heart Failure Quality Committee was awarded t
In March 2023, the health system opened a new loca
We will generate the resources (human, financial,
The health system celebrated 20 years of participa
In 2023, the health system celebrated 20 years of
During The Joint Commission's triennial survey of
Keeping employees safe at work remains one of the
Professional governance structures that include un
In 2023, our transplant care teams performed 225
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