Under Dr. Givens’ leadership, Children’s Hospital Colorado continues to create innovative programs, plan for the future workforce and increase staff retention, recruiting and satisfaction. A revised clinical advancement program is supporting front-line nurses. Nearly 98 percent of the RN workforce have bachelor’s or higher degrees in nursing, and a collaboration with University of Colorado College of Nursing and University Hospital is supporting and advancing nursing and clinical research. With youth mental health reaching a national crisis, Dr. Givens helped increase the hospital youth mental health service capacity by more than 50 percent in one year. Additionally, the hospital’s Pediatric Mental Health Institute received several youth-child-family services grants to meet the needs of high acuity patients. She also serves as a Commissioner of ANCC on Magnet Recognition.
