HCD-2024 WORKSHOP PANELIST

Sarah Paturalski, MBA/MSN, RN

Vice President of Nursing & Clinical Services, Beacon Health System, Memorial Hospital South Bend

A Registered Nurse for over 22 years and a nurse leader for the last 13, Sarah Paturalski is dedicated to making each day better than the one before for nurses who dedicate themselves to the profession. She leads a team of caregivers committed to acute care at the only level 2 Trauma Center, Children’s Hospital and largest provider of inpatient behavioral health beds in Northern Indiana. Sarah is an Associate Degree Nurse by original training and went on to obtain her Bachelor’s in Business Administration, as well as her Master’s in both Business Administration and Nursing.

Sarah has been involved in the design and execution of a 255-bed acute care state of the tower with planning that began pre-covid and construction that began post-covid. This project has held unique opportunities and struggles that only something like a pandemic could have given us.