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Character Celebration 2010 Event - Save the Date
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| Dr. Susan Davis, President and Chief Executive Officer of St. Vincent's Health Services |
The School for Ethical Education (SEE) supports the recognition of a leader in Connecticut who demonstrates authentic commitment to ethics and positive character. Named after SEE’s founder,
John Winthrop Wright the Ethics in Action Award seeks to highlight men or women who successfully lead others while clearly demonstrating positive character.
In 2009, the Ethics in Action Award was presented to Dr. Susan Davis, President and Chief Executive Officer of
St. Vincent's Health Services. Dr. Davis received the award during SEE’s Character Celebration on May 6 at Anthony’s Ocean View in New Haven. Over 100 participants celebrated the occasion along with SEE's Laws of Life Essay finalists and their families.
In receiving the award, Dr. Davis reflected upon her own aspirations to demonstrate ethical leadership and a grateful embarrassment in having others recognize her for demonstrating her goal. In addressing the audience of peers and students, Susan highlighted her recognition that character is developed over time and shaped by many factors. Dr. Davis recognized key characteristics she needed to demonstrate have been determination and perseverance.
» Read Dr. Davis full keynote address [PDF].
Dr. Davis’ colleagues at St. Vincent’s provided testimony of other positive traits that Susan has demonstrated in her leadership. One of her administrators at St. Vincent’s shared this observation,
“Susan has an innate ability to see the good in all people and situations. She consistently turns everything into a learning situation with even disciplinary challenges turning into a positive outcome. She has fostered a “just culture” environment where staff are never afraid to admit a mistake and always willing to help to solve an issue. Susan sets the tone of the organization and emphasizes the patient, their care and their satisfaction, above all. I have heard her say, “Always do the right thing for the patient and the rest will follow”. She brings out the best in all of us and helps us to see what is right in any situation. What a role model!”
Susan L. Davis is a hands-on leader who has been known to pitch in by donning her scrubs and working with her staff. Her considerable experience in nursing gives her a unique perspective as she puts her focus on patient care and developing programs that respond to the needs of the community.
Susan has set high expectation for members of the Medical Staff and held them accountable, because she has implemented a “trust” relationship that she backs up by her own actions. Dr. Davis has presided over the opening of the region’s most advanced Operating Suites and Intensive Care Units, and has launched the most ambitious technology upgrade in the Medical Center’s history, including new clinical and diagnostic technology and a computer record-keeping system.
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| Dr. Susan Davis (4th from right) with trustees of The School for Ethical Education after her receipt of the John Winthrop Wright Ethics in Action Award (May 6, 2009). |
Under Dr. Davis’s leadership, St. Vincent’s has embarked on a new $141 million Master Facility Plan, which includes a multi-year expansion effort to “build on the tradition of trust.” Phase one of the project, which is due to be completed in 2009, includes development of a new Cancer Center, expanded Emergency Department and new parking facility.
Dr. Davis has received both local and national recognition for her commitment to the community and to volunteerism. Throughout her career, she has been actively involved in the United Way, Hospice, and the American Cancer Society, Visiting Nurse Association and has been recognized for her service in New York State and Connecticut. Her commitment to patient safety and excellence has made her a change agent at St. Vincent’s and within the healthcare industry.
Since coming to St. Vincent’s Medical Center, Dr. Davis has called for transparency in identifying and reporting on all areas related to patient care. Results of St. Vincent’s outcomes in patient satisfaction, quality indicators, CMS critical standards are all now reported by St. Vincent’s both internally and externally. Under Susan’s leadership, St. Vincent’s became the first hospital in Connecticut to “Go Green”. All cleaning supplies (except those used in our operating rooms) and all new construction now follow “green” guidelines. St. Vincent’s has been honored by the head of DEP and the governor as a result of these efforts. Susan also guided St. Vincent’s to become the state’s first smoke-free campus.
Dr. Davis received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Mt. Saint Mary College, Newburgh, NY, her Master of Arts in Nursing Administration and Doctorate of Education from Columbia University with an emphasis in management. She is a Fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives.
The School for Ethical Education is privileged to honor Dr. Davis and welcomes your nomination of a Connecticut leader who demonstrates a commitment to ethics and character:
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Nomination Form for the John Winthrop Wright
Ethics in Action award
[PDF Form; 51 KB]
Past Ethics in Action Award Recipients
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