Chief Healthcare Executive November 29, 2023
Ron Southwick

The nursing profession receives a penny for every dollar donated, the American Nurses Foundation says. Kate Judge, the executive director, says hospitals are missing opportunities to support nurses and improve patient care.

It’s a season of giving, and nurse leaders would like to see donors directing their philanthropy to support nursing.

Hospitals and health systems also should think about nursing as a higher priority in their philanthropy goals, a new report suggests. While donors tend to be generous in support of healthcare, a slim portion of charitable giving is directed to nursing, according to a report from the American Nurses Foundation.

From 2015 through 2022, private donors contributed $333 billion to healthcare, but only 1% of those donations were directed...

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