Ms. Ficara leads an 867-bed regional referral and flagship acute care hospital, providing strategic vision and culture-building across the Hartford region. Ms. Ficara has driven clinical care redesign, talent development and operational efficiency, including the launch of a surgical technician fellowship and a new nurse manager cohort to enhance workforce capacity. She has also unified nursing practices systemwide through strategic plans and shared governance structures. In addition, she has spearheaded initiatives that improved patient throughput, reduced length of stay, and increased staff engagement and safety compliance, achieving hand hygiene rates exceeding 90%. Under her guidance, Hartford Hospital has earned top national recognitions, including a spot on Healthgrades’ “America’s 50 Best Hospitals for Cardiac Surgery” list and consecutive “A” safety grades from The Leapfrog Group.
