BENTON, Ark.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--HD Nursing, the leading patient safety solution that combines predictive analytics with individualized fall and pressure injury prevention, is pleased to announce that Dr. Amy Hester, PhD, RN, BC, Chairwoman and CEO, HD Nursing, has been inducted as a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing (Academy). Induction into the Academy is a significant milestone in a nurse leader’s career in which their accomplishments are honored by their colleagues within and outside the profession. Through a competitive, rigorous application process, the Academy’s Fellow Selection Committee reviewed nearly 400 applications to select the 2023 Fellows who were selected based upon their contributions and impact to advance the public’s health and representing 40 states, the District of Columbia, and 13 countries.
“Induction as a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing is a profound honor, signifying my personal and professional dedication to advancing public health and healthcare equity,” says Dr. Hester. “It is a privilege to join esteemed nursing leaders who have made lasting impacts in policy, research, practice and administration. This opens more opportunity for contributing expertise and collaborating with Fellow members as we drive positive change in healthcare locally and globally."
The Academy is a policy organization and an honorific society that recognizes nursing's most accomplished leaders in policy, research, practice, administration, and academia to advance equitable solutions to the nation’s most complex health care challenges. Academy Fellows, from over 40 countries, hold a wide variety of influential roles in health care. Induction into the Fellowship represents more than recognition of one's accomplishments within the nursing profession. Fellows contribute their collective expertise to the Academy, engaging with health leaders nationally and globally to improve health and achieve health equity by impacting policy through nursing leadership, innovation, and science.
With over 25 years of nursing experience including over a decade of med/surge and neuro nursing followed by unit management and hospital administration, Dr. Hester is currently CEO and Chairwoman of HD Nursing. In 2015, she earned a Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing Science and has since published and spoken extensively on falls and injury prediction and prevention. Upon retirement from the University of Arkansas Medical Sciences (UAMS) in 2018 after 26 years of service, she transitioned her focus to HD Nursing. She also serves as an adjunct faculty member at the UAMS College of Nursing. As an entrepreneur, she mentors others to help them with their own endeavors.
Dr. Hester and the 2023 inductees will be recognized for their substantial, sustained, and significant contributions to health and health care at the Academy’s annual Health Policy Conference, taking place on October 5 – 7, 2023 in Washington, DC during the Induction Ceremony on the evening of October 7. This is a historic year for the Academy as the organization is celebrating its 50th anniversary. Once the newest Fellows are inducted, the Academy will be comprised of more than 3,000 leaders who are experts in policy, research, administration, practice, and academia that champion health and wellness, locally and globally.
Learn more about the Academy and visit the policy conference website for more details. For individuals interested in attending the Induction Ceremony, tickets can be purchased online.
About HD Nursing
HD Nursing is the dominant patient safety solution that combines predictive analytics with individualized fall and fall injury prevention patient care. Offering the only fall risk assessment tool validated in the electronic medical record, and a program that is a comprehensive, evidence-based approach to reduce patient falls and injuries, the HD Nursing falls solution is employed by leading health systems and academic medical centers across the U.S. Leveraging EHR functionality and communication technologies, new HD Programs in Community Fall Prevention and Pressure Injury Prevention, showcase HD Nursing's dedication to improving multiple patient safety initiatives across the continuum of care. Since the company's inception in 2012, HD Nursing has been fully committed to the promotion of diversity, equity and inclusion, which are essential in its constant pursuit of excellence as a national leader in patient safety.
About the American Academy of Nursing
The American Academy of Nursing serves the public by advancing health policy and practice through the generation, synthesis, and dissemination of nursing knowledge. Academy Fellows are inducted into the organization for their extraordinary contributions to improve health locally and globally. With more than 2,900 Fellows, the Academy represents nursing’s most accomplished leaders in policy, research, administration, practice, and academia.
