Ms. White leads the development and implementation of nursing policies and protocols at Northwell Health. Along with acting as executive vice president and chief nursing executive for the system, she is the director of the organization’s Institute for Nursing. There, she aims to integrate education, research and practice. Faced with the increasing demand for nursing, she is actively working to address the nursing shortage by advancing technology and recruitment strategies. Under her leadership during the Covid-19 pandemic, Northwell’s nursing turnover rate was significantly lower than the national average, reported at 11.3% compared to 18.4%, and the nursing vacancy rate stood at 6.2% against a national rate of 15.7%. Ms. White’s initiatives have fostered a supportive environment for nurses, helping to maintain a turnover rate of just 8% annually prior to the pandemic. In recognition of her contributions to the field, she was inducted as a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing in 2012.
