WellStar Kennestone Hospital Embarks on Journey Toward Improving Older Adult Care

WellStar Kennestone Hospital was recently designated as a Nurses Improving Care for Health System Elders (NICHE) Center. NICHE is a leading national organization designed to help healthcare professionals improve the quality of care for the rapidly expanding older adult patient population. 

As a center for collaborative learning, NICHE offers an extensive portfolio of resources and tools to help achieve our goal and responsibility of providing the highest quality of care for older adult patients and their families.

The NICHE designation was received after a select group of WellStar Kennestone Hospital nurses completed an eight-week online leadership program through the Hartford School of Nursing at New York University.

These nursing leaders will develop and mentor all members of the WellStar Kennestone Hospital healthcare team regarding this important initiative.

Plans are in place to expand the NICHE program to WellStar Cobb, Douglas, Paulding and Windy Hill Hospitals over the course of the next two years.