{"id":1554,"date":"2025-02-11T16:17:45","date_gmt":"2025-02-12T00:17:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nursingncal.kaiserpermanente.org\/annual-report\/?p=1554"},"modified":"2025-02-11T16:18:00","modified_gmt":"2025-02-12T00:18:00","slug":"empower-council","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nursingncal.kaiserpermanente.org\/annual-report\/transformational-leadership\/empower-council\/","title":{"rendered":"EMPOWER Council"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Members of Fremont EMPOWER Council featuring Chief Nurse Executive\/Chief Operating Officer Christopher Neilson, BSN, RN, NE-BC after a monthly Professional Governance meeting.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Enhancing and Making Patients Outcome Worthwhile by providing Extraordinary care, every patient, every time through Research and evidence-based practice (EMPOWER) Council<\/p>\n<p>The Fremont Medical Center Professional Governance, also known as the EMPOWER Council, has made significant strides since its inception in November 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the key accomplishments of EMPOWER include the introduction of color-coded staff badges to help patients easily identify staff roles and resources involved in their care. 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