MONROE - Sister Susan Stucki became an official member of the Monroe Clinic Board of Directors in 2013. As with all board members, her role is to guide and direct the priorities and future of Monroe Clinic. While Stucki is a member of the Congregation the Sisters of Saint Agnes (CSA), she also is a former Monroe Clinic caregiver.
In the late 1960s, Stucki served on the front lines of patient care, acting as the head nurse for Monroe Clinic's (then St. Clare) new Intensive Care Unit/Coronary Care Unit. She said she remembers her experiences to be challenging and extremely busy - serving under the leadership of Sister Wilfreda and alongside more than 15 other Sisters from CSA.
Returning to Monroe in 1982, Stucki served as the Clinical Director of Nursing for Pediatrics, OB, and Psychiatry units. While professionally challenging, Stucki said the busy pace was balanced by a strong team that made work enjoyable overall.
"We are so pleased to have Sister Susan on the board," said Jane Monahan, Monroe Clinic's Vice President of Ministry and Human Resources. "Her rich historical perspective provides balance as we prepare for changes in health care. She is no stranger to change - especially the positive progress she helped foster at Monroe Clinic years ago."
In addition to her role on the Monroe Clinic board, Stucki serves on the Ripon Medical Center Board of Directors; volunteers at the University of Illinois Medical Center, Chicago; tutors at the Aquinas Literacy Center, and helps to maintain student health records at a number of Chicago's inner city Catholic schools.
Sponsored by the CSA, Monroe Clinic includes a multi-specialty physician practice with 118 employed providers, 11 clinic locations, a 24-hour emergency department, a home care and hospice agency, a retail health clinic and primary care sites offering preventive, acute and rehabilitative care. In 2013, Monroe Clinic provided $25.5 million, or approximately 15 percent of the total net operating revenue, in unreimbursed services. Monroe Clinic was named one of the 100 Top Hospitals in the U.S. by Thomson Reuters in 2006 and 2008.
In the late 1960s, Stucki served on the front lines of patient care, acting as the head nurse for Monroe Clinic's (then St. Clare) new Intensive Care Unit/Coronary Care Unit. She said she remembers her experiences to be challenging and extremely busy - serving under the leadership of Sister Wilfreda and alongside more than 15 other Sisters from CSA.
Returning to Monroe in 1982, Stucki served as the Clinical Director of Nursing for Pediatrics, OB, and Psychiatry units. While professionally challenging, Stucki said the busy pace was balanced by a strong team that made work enjoyable overall.
"We are so pleased to have Sister Susan on the board," said Jane Monahan, Monroe Clinic's Vice President of Ministry and Human Resources. "Her rich historical perspective provides balance as we prepare for changes in health care. She is no stranger to change - especially the positive progress she helped foster at Monroe Clinic years ago."
In addition to her role on the Monroe Clinic board, Stucki serves on the Ripon Medical Center Board of Directors; volunteers at the University of Illinois Medical Center, Chicago; tutors at the Aquinas Literacy Center, and helps to maintain student health records at a number of Chicago's inner city Catholic schools.
Sponsored by the CSA, Monroe Clinic includes a multi-specialty physician practice with 118 employed providers, 11 clinic locations, a 24-hour emergency department, a home care and hospice agency, a retail health clinic and primary care sites offering preventive, acute and rehabilitative care. In 2013, Monroe Clinic provided $25.5 million, or approximately 15 percent of the total net operating revenue, in unreimbursed services. Monroe Clinic was named one of the 100 Top Hospitals in the U.S. by Thomson Reuters in 2006 and 2008.