Ms. Sadler is senior vice president and chief nursing executive for Corewell Health’s East Division, providing executive oversight of nursing operations across eight hospitals and leading close to 10,000 nurses. She is accountable for clinical excellence, workforce development, regulatory compliance, nursing practice advancement and the execution of divisionwide strategies aligned to system goals. Ms. Sadler partners with hospital presidents, CMOs and senior executives to optimize care delivery models, improve outcomes, standardize evidence-based practice and strengthen transitions of care. She is recognized for advancing and sustaining Magnet designation and redesignation efforts across the division, and for building a stable workforce through innovative staffing and retention strategies like eliminating agency nursing usage across the division. Ms. Sadler also established key academic partnerships, including with Oakland University’s School of Nursing, and launched initiatives such as the “Nurse Scholars Program” to develop future talent and leaders. In addition to her executive duties, she leads systemwide councils and committees focused on nursing practice, workforce planning and restraints, reinforcing shared governance and consistent standards across sites.
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Kelli S. Sadler, BSN, RNhas been named a Becker's honoree on the lists below.
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