Leading Nursing Into the Future: Development of a Strategic Nursing Platform on a System Level

Area of Science:

• Healthcare Management
• Nursing Leadership
• Health Systems Strategy

Background:

• Coordinating diverse hospitals towards a unified vision presents significant challenges for healthcare systems.
• Reorganizing nursing's role is crucial for shaping future healthcare delivery models.

Purpose of the Study:

• To outline the roadmap Trinity Health used to create a common nursing platform.
• To drive strategy aligned with future viability, strength, and growth across a multi-hospital system.

Main Methods:

• System-wide reorganization of nursing's strategic role.
• Development of a common nursing platform.
• Implementation of a supporting strategy for 47 diverse hospitals.

Main Results:

• A unified approach to nursing leadership and strategy across the health system.
• Establishment of a common platform to guide future healthcare delivery.
• Alignment of efforts towards system viability, strength, and growth.

Conclusions:

• A structured roadmap can successfully unify diverse hospitals under a common nursing vision.
• Reimagining nursing's role is key to achieving strategic goals in healthcare systems.
• The common nursing platform facilitates system-wide alignment and future-proofs healthcare delivery.