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Team
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PEOPLE
Values
oFFICES
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Cleveland Clinic creates stepping stones to nursing success with help from donors like you.
Our Vital Front-Line Caregivers
For the past two decades, nursing has ranked number one in Gallup’s poll of the most ethical and trusted professions.
Skilled and compassionate, Cleveland Clinic nurses have vast experience and diverse expertise. They are our largest caregiver group, working in positions of leadership, advanced practice, quality, research, education and more.
Nurses’ intent focus on patients’ wellbeing makes them critical at the front lines of care. At our most vulnerable moments, Cleveland Clinic’s nurses are there.
But they need our help.
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Thousands of Patient Care Nursing Assistants (PCNAs) work at Cleveland Clinic. Their retention is vital to our care teams, so our Nursing Education leaders created THRIVE, a revolutionary work-readiness program that teaches life skills and provides ongoing career coaching to each PCNA.
TODAY The salaries of career coaches cost about $500,000 a year, which doesn’t allow us to take on more participants.
TOMORROW With your support, we can double our number of PCNAs.
THRIVE Program Coaches for Success
Philanthropic Priorities
Stepping Stones to Success
A Vital Role for Donors
MAKE AN IMPACT
Nursing is one of the most essential professions in the world.
As healthcare providers face unprecedented need, we invite you to partner with us to implement, scale and accelerate proven initiatives that will help us care for our nurses the way they care for our patients.
Cleveland Clinic is a dynamic and technologically advanced environment where nurses learn, grow and remain professionally challenged as they shape their nursing careers.
You can help us attract and educate the nurses of tomorrow, and retain and develop the nurses of today.
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Howley ASPIRE Program
Launched in 2017 with a philanthropic seed gift, ASPIRE is a high school enrichment initiative for vulnerable students from racial, economic and ethnic minority groups. ASPIRE provides scholarships and stipends, opening pathways to healthcare careers and helping to build a new generation of diverse and expertly trained nurses at Cleveland Clinic.
TODAY Scholarships and stipends cost Cleveland Clinic about $450,000 a year.
TOMORROW Your support would provide more students with education and career opportunities.
Today and Tomorrow
Philanthropic Priorities
Stepping stones to success
A Growing Crisis in Nursing
There’s a proven link between well-educated nurses and patient safety. Knowledgeable nurses provide patients with the latest evidence-based care, leading to fewer complications, early recognition of problems and, ultimately, shorter hospital stays and fewer deaths.
A Destination for Top Nurses
The American Nurses Credentialing Center recognizes our nursing excellence by awarding us the highest levels of distinction. Highly trained and skilled, our nurses must be the best because Cleveland Clinic is the best in the world.
The Important Role of Philanthropy
Everyone, at one time or another, requires the care of highly trained and compassionate nurses, for ourselves or loved ones. To meet this need, we must help nurses deliver the best possible care to patients.
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Unfortunately, we’re facing a nationwide shortage of nurses and experienced nurse educators. Many long-serving nurses are reaching retirement age, and there aren’t enough new nurses to balance out the losses. Additionally, the U.S. has a large aging population, meaning more people need more care for longer than in the past. These compounding issues result in fewer nurses being available to provide complex care than ever before.
100,000
nurses left the field in 2021 (1.8% of U.S. work force).
44%
of nurses cited burnout and a high-stress environment.
175,000
job openings are projected per year due to nurses retiring.
TOMORROW With your support, we can double our number of PCNAs.
TODAY The salaries of career coaches cost about $500,000 a year, which doesn’t allow us to take on more participants.
A Lifeling Career
Team
A Pipeline into Nursing
A Nurtured Life in Nursing
A Lifelong Career
TOMORROW With donors who share our vision, we can ensure our nurses have access to the most enriching career paths possible while providing exceptional, patient-centered care.
TODAY The organization invests in nurse training, but there is limited ability to grow these programs.
We work to ensure that our nurses can further their careers with scholarships and tuition coverage for advanced degrees; resources to pursue specialization; training to become nurse leaders; and other opportunities.
Continuing Education
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Our Nurse Residency Program has been named a Practice Transition Program® Accredited With Distinction. Magnet® Status has been designated to Cleveland Clinic’s main campus and eight other hospitals; additional hospitals received Journey to Magnet Excellence® and Pathway to Excellence® designations. Our health system has been designated National League of Nursing Center of Excellence in Education. Working with you, we’ll bring more nurses to our acclaimed workforce and ensure all our nurses thrive.
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We must produce scalable, sustainable solutions that equip nurses with tools and opportunities. By providing access to education, advanced training and career development, philanthropic support will help Cleveland Clinic build a pipeline for the future and offer fulfilling careers for current nurses.
Today’s industry-wide nursing shortage creates a sense of urgency. Only with philanthropy will we be able to build the proper framework of support for our 35,000 nurses enterprise-wide.
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TODAY Hundreds of qualified candidates are turned away year after year.
TOMORROW Your gift will enable us to accept more of these students.
In this immersive summer program, students between their junior and senior year of nursing school work alongside Cleveland Clinic RNs, earning pay and joining their mentors on 8- to 12-hour shifts. The program is highly competitive, with 400 to 500 hopefuls from around the U.S. typically vying for 100 positions a year.
Nurse Associate Externship Program
TODAY Scholarships and stipends cost Cleveland Clinic about $450,000 a year.
TOMORROW Your support would provide more students with education and career opportunities.
Launched in 2017 with a philanthropic seed gift, ASPIRE is a high school enrichment initiative for vulnerable students from racial, economic and ethnic minority groups. ASPIRE provides scholarships and stipends, opening pathways to healthcare careers and helping to build a new generation of diverse and expertly trained nurses at Cleveland Clinic.
Howley ASPIRE Program
TOMORROW Gifts to support nursing research will ensure our nurses have the resources and backing to investigate, grow and share their biggest ideas.
TODAY Our work encompasses all specialty areas and often goes hand-in-hand with physician-led medical research.
Research has been at the heart of Cleveland Clinic since its founding in 1921. We continue to integrate clinical care with robust research and education. Our Office of Nursing Research and Innovation operates in that spirit of breakthrough thinking.
Research and Innovation
TOMORROW With additional donor investment, we can open spaces at every Cleveland Clinic location and invest in programs for nurse wellness.
TODAY With donor support, we opened one Lavender Lounge on main campus.
On the job, nurses are expected to operate at a high level of efficiency while struggling with the emotional demands of patients who have extreme health challenges. The Lavender Lounge is a private space where nursing staff can decompress and process their emotions.
A Soothing Space
TOMORROW With transformational donor support, we can ensure our nurses continue to lead the way for generations to come.
TODAY While Cleveland Clinic strives to support every exceptional nursing idea, our nurse innovators consistently outpace the resources available to make their ideas succeed.
Cleveland Clinic’s generous supporters provide hospital leaders with the resources to be creative, nimble and proactive as they work to meet current and emergent needs. Discretionary funds are essential to address the requirements of nursing, a dynamic, ever-changing workforce. With these discretionary dollars, we can pursue entrepreneurial ideas and solve problems faster to better serve our patients, caregivers and community.
Support for Nurses Today, Tomorrow
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Today and Tomorrow
A Growing Crisis for Nurses
There’s a proven link between well-educated nurses and patient safety. Knowledgeable nurses provide patients with the latest evidence-based care, leading to fewer complications, early recognition of problems and, ultimately, shorter hospital stays and fewer deaths.
Unfortunately, we’re facing a nationwide shortage of nurses and experienced nurse educators. Many long-serving nurses are reaching retirement age, and there aren’t enough new nurses to balance out the losses. Additionally, the U.S. has a large aging population, meaning more people need more care for longer than in the past. These compounding issues result in fewer nurses being available to provide complex care than ever before.
There’s a proven link between well-educated nurses and patient safety. Knowledgeable nurses provide patients with the latest evidence-based care, leading to fewer complications, early recognition of problems and, ultimately, shorter hospital stays and fewer deaths.
The American Nurses Credentialing Center recognizes our nursing excellence by awarding us the highest levels of distinction. Highly trained and skilled, our nurses must be the best because Cleveland Clinic is the best in the world.
Our Nurse Residency Program has been named a Practice Transition Program® Accredited With Distinction. Magnet® Status has been designated to Cleveland Clinic’s main campus and eight other hospitals; additional hospitals received Journey to Magnet Excellence® and Pathway to Excellence® designations. Our health system has been designated National League of Nursing Center of Excellence in Education. Working with you, we’ll bring more nurses to our acclaimed workforce and ensure all our nurses thrive.
A Destination for Top Nurses
A Destination for Top Nurses
There’s a proven link between well-educated nurses and patient safety. Knowledgeable nurses provide patients with the latest evidence-based care, leading to fewer complications, early recognition of problems and, ultimately, shorter hospital stays and fewer deaths.
The American Nurses Credentialing Center recognizes our nursing excellence by awarding us the highest levels of distinction. Highly trained and skilled, our nurses must be the best because Cleveland Clinic is the best in the world.
Our Nurse Residency Program has been named a Practice Transition Program® Accredited With Distinction. Magnet® Status has been designated to Cleveland Clinic’s main campus and eight other hospitals; additional hospitals received Journey to Magnet Excellence® and Pathway to Excellence® designations. Our health system has been designated National League of Nursing Center of Excellence in Education. Working with you, we’ll bring more nurses to our acclaimed workforce and ensure all our nurses thrive.
A Destination for Top Nurses
The Important Role of Philanthropy
Associate Externship Program
In this immersive summer program, students between their junior and senior year of nursing school work alongside Cleveland Clinic RNs, earning pay and joining their mentors on 8- to 12-hour shifts. The program is highly competitive, with 400 to 500 hopefuls from around the U.S. typically vying for 100 positions a year.
TODAY Hundreds of qualified candidates are turned away year after year.
TOMORROW Your gift will enable us to accept more of these students.
A Pipeline into Nursing
A Nurtured Life in Nursing
Research has been at the heart of Cleveland Clinic since its founding in 1921. We continue to integrate clinical care with robust research and education. Our Office of Nursing Research and Innovation operates in that spirit of breakthrough thinking.
TODAY Our work encompasses all specialty areas and often goes hand-in-hand with physician-led medical research.
TOMORROW Gifts to support nursing research will ensure our nurses have the resources and backing to investigate, grow and share their biggest ideas.
Research and Innovation
On the job, nurses are expected to operate at a high level of efficiency while struggling with the emotional demands of patients who have extreme health challenges. The Lavender Lounge is a private space where nursing staff can decompress and process their emotions.
TODAY With donor support, we opened one Lavender Lounge on main campus.
TOMORROW With additional donor investment, we can open spaces at every Cleveland Clinic location and invest in programs for nurse wellness.
A Soothing Space
Cleveland Clinic’s generous supporters provide hospital leaders with the resources to be creative, nimble and proactive as they work to meet current and emergent needs. Discretionary funds are essential to address the requirements of nursing, a dynamic, ever-changing workforce. With these discretionary dollars, we can pursue entrepreneurial ideas and solve problems faster to better serve our patients, caregivers and community.
TODAY While Cleveland Clinic strives to support every exceptional nursing idea, our nurse innovators consistently outpace the resources available to make their ideas succeed.
TOMORROW With transformational donor support, we can ensure our nurses continue to lead the way for generations to come.
Support for Nurses Today, Tomorrow
Continuing Education
We work to ensure that our nurses can further their careers with scholarships and tuition coverage for advanced degrees; resources to pursue specialization; training to become nurse leaders; and other opportunities.
TODAY The organization invests in nurse training, but there is limited ability to grow these programs.
TOMORROW With donors who share our vision, we can ensure our nurses have access to the most enriching career paths possible while providing exceptional, patient-centered care.
A Lifelong Career
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