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A Rural CNO on Healthcare Innovation That Actually Helps Nurses

A Rural CNO on Healthcare Innovation That Actually Helps Nurses

The CereCore Podcast
31 min
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From the bedside to the boardroom, Holly Davis has spent nearly three decades advocating for nurses and patients in rural healthcare. In this episode of The CereCore Podcast, Holly, Chief Nursing Officer at Bingham Memorial Hospital, joins host Phil Sobol to share a practical, people-first view on nursing leadership, technology adoption, and sustaining nursing careers. Holly discusses the realities of leading nursing teams across hospital and clinic settings, the cognitive and emotional burden nurses carry, and why innovation only works when it reduces effort instead of adding complexity. She also shares how Bingham Memorial Hospital is using tools like mobile point-of-care documentation, virtual nursing, and AI-assisted clinical notes to support nurses without losing the human connection at the heart of care delivery. In this episode What a day in the life of a rural CNO really looks like The physical, emotional, and cognitive realities of nursing today Practical approaches to nurse resilience and retention Using technology to reduce burden, not increase it Mobile documentation and virtual nursing in a rural setting Early lessons from AI-assisted clinical documentation Why leaders must stay close to frontline workflows Connect with show host Phil Sobol, Chief Commercial Officer of CereCore Connect with Holly Davis, Chief Nursing Officer at Bingham Memorial Hospital Did this episode spark your interest? We’d love to hear from you. Let’s start a conversation about how technology can better support nurses and care teams. Need help evaluating your EHR or identifying opportunities to reduce clinical burden? We can help you assess your current environment and build a practical roadmap. CereCore extends the capacity of healthcare IT teams through MEDITECH professional services, application management, IT support, infrastructure services, regulatory reporting, and advisory services.