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18 UR Medicine Finger Lakes HealthLeadership thatInspires NursingExcellenceFinger Lakes Health Continuesto Cultivate Strong NursingCulture to Provide Best inPatient CareUR Medicine Finger Lakes Health is activelyaddressing the nationwide nursing shortage byprioritizing a positive work culture and o%u0082eringsolutions including enhanced recruitment, ongoingprofessional development and an internal nursingagency.Tracey Blanchard, MSN, RN, who transitionedfrom our Emergency Department Manager role inJuly of 2024 into the role of Director of Nursing,Medical/Surgical/Telemetry, explains %u201ccultivating astrong nursing culture is essential to providing thebest patient care at Finger Lakes Health. Our goalis to retain and recruit the best nurses in the region,ensuring our patients receive the highest qualityof care. Through dedicated e%u0082orts, we already seepositive results with both our sta%u0082 and patients.%u201cIt has been a wonderful experience to host multiplelocal schools of nursing in our departments for theirclinical education. This collaboration enhances theirlearning and allows us to showcase our supportiveand dynamic work environment. By fostering theserelationships, we hope to inspire these studentsto join our team and continue their careers atFinger Lakes Health. Our commitment to creatinga nurturing and professional environment is key tomaintaining our reputation for excellence in patientcare.%u201dMegan Hill, RN, stepped away from FingerLakes Health in January 2023 to explore newopportunities. %u201cI%u2019d spent my entire career atFinger Lakes Health and thought it was time fora change,%u201d she explained. She also was hopingto find an environment with a more supportivenursing leadership team.Hill returned in April of 2024. While grateful forthe experience she gained during her time away,Hill was drawn back to Finger Lakes Health by thepromise of change under new leadership. %u201cI realizedthis is where I belong. Things were di%u0082erent in all theright ways.%u201d She found the leadership support andprofessional development she was in search of, aswell as opportunities to be more involved.She currently works as a Clinical Lead at Soldiersand Sailors Memorial Hospital in Penn Yan and islooking forward to continuing to advance her careerin the community where she grew up and where sheplans to stay.Finger Lakes Health acknowledges the financial Nursing, %u201ccultivating providing region, quality already see patients. multiple for their enhances their supportive these students creating key patient for hopingTracey Blanchard, MSN, RN%u201cOur goal is to retain and recruitthe best nurses in the region,ensuring our patients receive thehighest quality of care.%u201d