Kerry A. Major, MSN, RN, NE-BC, is the Regional Chief Nursing Officer for Cleveland Clinic Florida and the Chief Nursing Officer at Cleveland Clinic Weston. Major is a nursing advocate through and through. She feels it is imperative that the value of nursing is present and understood throughout the many disciplines within the healthcare industry. Having served in three crucial nursing leadership positions at Cleveland Clinic Florida for over 20 years, some of Major’s achievements include the successful implementation of bed management and patient throughput program – including the opening of an observation unit, the opening of a new hospital bed tower, elimination of restraints in Med/Surg Units, the development of a regional staffing office and nurse staff resource pool and pursuing Magnet designation for the hospital. Major oversees the ongoing alignment and integration of nursing services for five hospitals and multiple ambulatory locations within the Florida Region.
