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Hartwick College recently celebrated the 75th anniversary of their nursing program with a day-long symposium on the future of nursing. Several seminars and sessions were offered, covering holistic caring, pediatric mental health, innovation, and the future of healthcare.

One of the highlights of the symposium was a panel discussion on “Nurses’ Role in the Future of Healthcare.” Moderated by Hartwick College President Margaret L. Drugovich, three top hospital executives discussed the role of Chief Nursing Officer (CNO), nurse leadership in hospital administration, and academic advancement for nurses.

Betsy Tanner Wright, president of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Chautauqua WCA Healthcare, was encouraging of nurse leadership, noting that there has been a “tremendous grown in leadership opportunities for nurses.” She shared with the panel and audience: “I see a very bright future for nurse leadership not only at the executive level, but also at the bedside level.”

Jeff Joyner, president of A.O. Fox Memorial Hospital, and Mark Webster, president and CEO of Cortland Regional Medical Center also discussed the importance of the personal connection with patients and working together as a team in hospital administration. All three hospital executives agreed that nurses are vital to hospitals functioning properly, and used the CNO role as an example of how the nursing profession has expanded and evolved for the modern age.

“I think we are seeing progress in the industry,” Tanner Wright shared with the crowd. “We are seeing more nurses as hospital presidents.”

Hartwick College was one of several colleges across the United States that began their nursing program in order to train students for the US Cadet Nurse Corps. The Cadet Nurse Corps was founded in 1943 as a federal government program, to increase the number of nurses available both stateside and abroad, to treat military members fighting in World War II. Since then, over 1,500 students have become nurses, and nursing is presently the most popular field of study at Hartwick College.

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For more information about Hartwick College’s nursing department, click here.

Lily Miller
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