Dr. Burke leads the five-time Magnet designated Massachusetts General Hospital, which is a founding member of the Mass General Brigham healthcare system. Dr. Burke’s strategic leadership has been focused on optimizing the work environment, and NurseJournal has identified the hospital as one of the top 15 to work for as a nurse. She has created an environment that encourages nurse-led innovation, which is improving patient care and generating solutions to both patient problems and workforce challenges. Her vision for professional practice has received significant philanthropic support of more than $32 million, which is used to fund staff education, wellbeing, research and scholarship initiatives and innovation. She has also secured support for six endowed, named positions in nursing and other health professions. At the Mass General Brigham system level, she chairs the chief nurse council, which comprises 14 CNOs and focuses on advancing nursing practice and quality outcomes to ensure the voice of nursing leadership is at all levels of the system. Dr. Burke is currently the primary investigator for a joint relationship with University Hospitals Leuven in Belgium through the “Magnet4Europe” initiative.
