14-05-2025
UHS receives $3.9 million grant as it continues pursuit of nursing excellence
JOHNSON CITY, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) – UHS is receiving a huge boost in its effort to achieve a higher level of nursing excellence.
The healthcare system announced a $3.9 million grant from the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation on Wednesday.
The money, which UHS will match dollar for dollar, will go toward helping it achieve Magnet Recognition for nursing.
The accreditation process is expected to take up to five years and will be done using a bottom-up shared governance approach in which councils made up of nurses and other staff will recommend new policies and procedures and investment in new equipment.
Kay Boland is a Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer. Boland says the focus is on access, quality, and safety for patients.
'I am so proud of the creativity, dedication, innovation, and care that our nurses provide every day to our patients. I have every confidence that we will deliver on our promise to the Magnet Journey and provide value for every dollar the foundation has given to us,' said Boland.
Boland says the funding will help to boost nurse's salaries, especially as they seek advanced degrees and certifications. It will also support and expand the Nursing Residency that UHS initiated in 2018, including the creation of a simulation lab for professional development.
Amber Hoetzel is a Nurse Educator at UHS.
'In the 11 years that I've worked at UHS, I've always felt that UHS has supported staff to professionally grow from within the organization. UHS helps to foster this environment of growth and development for nursing through the Clinical Ladder program and Success Pays and I feel that those programs will only get stronger with this journey to our magnet status,' said Hoetzel.
Boland says the money, which will be paid out over five years, will also fund technology upgrades to increase virtual nursing through telehealth. She says achieving Magnet status, which only 10 percent of hospitals in the country have, will assist with recruitment, along with improving care.
Boland says the focus will be on Wilson and Binghamton General Hospitals, but the improvements will also benefit Chenango Memorial and Delaware Valley as well.
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