Shared Governance supports and encourages a dynamic partnership between nursing and leadership. Professional nursing practice is facilitated through the empowerment, encouragement, and teamwork of Shared Governance activities and the solicitation of staffs' voices in shared decision-making and innovation in a performance improvement framework. Collaboration promotes shared decision-making and accountability by empowering all members of the healthcare workforce to have an active voice in issues that impact all aspects of the work environment. Satisfied individuals take ownership of their decisions and work to improve patient outcomes.

Shared Governance consists of Unit-Based Councils (UBC), Divisional Councils, teams, and task forces. These councils meet monthly to talk about standardization and improvement of practice, development, safety, quality, and evidence-based research.
The Baxter Health Foundation is proud to announce that its generous community of donors raised $3.8 million in 2025, a new record in the Foundation's ...
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Baxter Health is pleased to welcome Interventional and Structural Cardiologist Ernesto Ruiz-Rodriguez, MD, to the Baxter Health Cardiovascular Clinic. ...
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Baxter Health is pleased to announce the addition of Jessica O'Dell, APRN, to Baxter Health ENT & Allergy Clinic, where she joins the practice of John ...
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Baxter Health and the Mruk Family Center on Aging are pleased to announce the upcoming "Stand Tall, Don't Fall" Senior Fall Prevention Carnival & Fun ...
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Baxter Health is pleased to welcome Sheri Davis, APRN, to Baxter Health Family Clinic at Mountain View, where she joins the practice of Beverly Clark, ...
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Baxter Health is pleased to welcome internal medicine physician Adam Kilgore, MD, to the medical staff. He is accepting new patients at North Central ...
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Baxter Health is pleased to announce that our pain management department will now be known as Baxter Health Pain Clinic. Dr. Ryan Krafft and Physician ...
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Baxter Health is proud to announce it has received the Platinum Award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in recognition of its ...
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Baxter Health Foundation is pleased to announce the addition of Gianna Sherry as a new Gift Officer, bringing a strong background in education, ...
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Baxter Health is pleased to announce Darby McCann as the new Coordinator for the Schliemann Center for Women’s Health. Darby steps into this role ...
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