Karen Kelley BSN, RN, CNN
Karen Kelley is a registered nurse with 25 years of experience. She started her nursing career with a diploma from Butterworth Hospital School of nursing in 1985, followed with a Bachelor's of Science in Nursing from Northern Michigan University in 1991. She anticipates completion of a Master's in Health Administration in 2012.
Karen is an active member in the National Renal Administrator's Association serving on the Quality and Infection Control Committees. She participated with Renal Network 11 in a Quality Assessment Performance Improvement Task Force developing QAPI program recommendations.
She is currently employed by Portage Health as the Director of Dialysis. Karen manages the care of outpatient dialysis in a 12 station unit located in the rural Upper Peninsula of Michigan. In 2010, under her leadership, she promoted the Michigan Hospital Association's Donor Drive - receiving recognition from the Michigan Gift of Life for increasing the Organ Donor Registry with more than 500 registrants.
Karen comes to us today as an active participant in a work group from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Dialysis Collaborative. The Collaborative, designed to reduce the incidence of blood stream infections, made a difference in her unit. She desires to influence you through her experiences and outcomes.
Karen is an active member in the National Renal Administrator's Association serving on the Quality and Infection Control Committees. She participated with Renal Network 11 in a Quality Assessment Performance Improvement Task Force developing QAPI program recommendations.
She is currently employed by Portage Health as the Director of Dialysis. Karen manages the care of outpatient dialysis in a 12 station unit located in the rural Upper Peninsula of Michigan. In 2010, under her leadership, she promoted the Michigan Hospital Association's Donor Drive - receiving recognition from the Michigan Gift of Life for increasing the Organ Donor Registry with more than 500 registrants.
Karen comes to us today as an active participant in a work group from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Dialysis Collaborative. The Collaborative, designed to reduce the incidence of blood stream infections, made a difference in her unit. She desires to influence you through her experiences and outcomes.