Session Details
Date & Time
Wednesday, April 21, 2027, 2:10 PM - 2:50 PM
Name
04. Retention Is the New Recruitment: Strategies to Keep Talent Before They Start Looking Elsewhere
Session Type
Panel
Speakers
- Gaurava Agarwal, MD, Chief Wellness Executive and Vice President, Northwestern Medicine
- Kevin Carraro, MBA, Chief Operating Officer, Lakewood Center
- Michele Szkolnicki, MEd, BSN, RN, FACHE, FACMPE, Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer, Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
- Sharmane Andrews, MSN, NEA-BC,CPEC, Chief Nursing Officer, Jackson Health
- Wendy Ledesma, MD, Chief Medical Patient Safety and Quality Officer, Sauk Prairie Healthcare
Description
Filling vacancies matters less when the pipeline keeps leaking from the other end. This panel shifts the workforce conversation from recruiting toward retention, exploring how leading organizations spot early flight risk, redesign career pathways, and strengthen engagement so top talent chooses to stay long before a competing offer appears.