Anna Cerra’s career began in New York, and was successfully followed by management positions in Critical Care and Ambulatory Surgery. She joined Greenwich Hospital in 1999, an affiliate of Yale New Haven Health, and served as Director of Surgical Services and as Executive Director of Women’s and Children’s Services.

Anna has been instrumental in the growth of these service lines and their standardization within YNHH. In addition, Anna is involved with System Nursing Integration to ensure nursing is at the forefront and is centered on evidence based practice.

Anna has been successful in enhancing the patient experience through the implementation of various new initiatives and in her role in Greenwich Hospital’s attainment of outstanding patient satisfaction scores. She has successfully initiated the Daisy Program, to honor nurses and received the prestigious Magnet designation from the ANCC for the second time, on September 15, 2021.

Anna Cerra is currently the Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer of Patient Care Services for the Magnet designated Greenwich Hospital, Yale New Haven Health. She has led her team in establishing an environment of excellence, and contributing to the superior clinical outcomes in patient care.

Dr. Cerra sits on the Boards of the CT Hospital Association for Patient Care Quality and Chairs the Patient and Family Advisory Council. She is appointed to one of 12 positions on the CICIAMS Pan American International Nurse Consulting Team on Best Practices, as the expert on Hospital Administration. The CICIAMS Can American Int’l Nurse Consulting Team is an int’l committee of Catholic nurses who advise 150 Catholic hospitals around the world on evidence-based best practices.

In addition to a Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Health Care Administration, and a Master’s in Nursing, Dr. Cerra earned her Doctor of Nursing Practice degree from Case Western Reserve University. Anna completed the Samuel H. and Maria Miller fellowship in the Shaughnessy Nurse Leadership Academy Post-Doctoral Program, at Case Wester Reserve University, May 2021.

She will be presenting her Post-Doctoral research on “nurse leadership spiritual resilience” at the 2022 World Congress. Anna was also contacted by the United Nations to work on building resilience on the Int’l Human Trafficking task force.

– Deb

Anna’s story:

During a conversation, I mentioned to Anna that I was having a challenge completing a UN Research Pilot Study on training human trafficking to large healthcare systems — I needed two more international sites. Anna quickly stated she is from Italy with many family and contacts there, including within the healthcare area. She offered to introduce me to her healthcare colleagues.

What happened next was remarkable. The ‘Italian team’ from two of the largest hospital and universities in Italy would welcome being part of the UN Study and having their employees receive the training. However, it would be best to deliver this training in their native language, Italian. Anna, generously offered her time and talent to help translate — and be the translator! Anna worked hard and helped translate videos as well as presentation content. She put many hours in preparation before the training — and it showed, it went flawlessly!

During the Q&A session, the participants were quiet and said that they ‘felt shame.’ They had never received such training and they never knew human trafficking was so bad and right in their own backyards. They were hungry for more!

After completion, the Ambassador for the order of Malta was so impressed, he decided to share it worldwide for anyone needing an Italian version of the human trafficking — certainly impacting hundreds and thousands of people globally! Given the current Ukraine refugee crisis, this training couldn’t have been done at a more appropriate time.

Anna Cerra’s career began in New York, and was successfully followed by management positions in Critical Care and Ambulatory Surgery. She joined Greenwich Hospital in 1999, an affiliate of Yale New Haven Health, and served as Director of Surgical Services and as Executive Director of Women’s and Children’s Services.

Anna has been instrumental in the growth of these service lines and their standardization within YNHH. In addition, Anna is involved with System Nursing Integration to ensure nursing is at the forefront and is centered on evidence based practice.

Anna has been successful in enhancing the patient experience through the implementation of various new initiatives and in her role in Greenwich Hospital’s attainment of outstanding patient satisfaction scores. She has successfully initiated the Daisy Program, to honor nurses and received the prestigious Magnet designation from the ANCC for the second time, on September 15, 2021.

Anna Cerra is currently the Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer of Patient Care Services for the Magnet designated Greenwich Hospital, Yale New Haven Health. She has led her team in establishing an environment of excellence, and contributing to the superior clinical outcomes in patient care.

Dr. Cerra sits on the Boards of the CT Hospital Association for Patient Care Quality and Chairs the Patient and Family Advisory Council. She is appointed to one of 12 positions on the CICIAMS Pan American International Nurse Consulting Team on Best Practices, as the expert on Hospital Administration. The CICIAMS Can American Int’l Nurse Consulting Team is an int’l committee of Catholic nurses who advise 150 Catholic hospitals around the world on evidence-based best practices.

In addition to a Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Health Care Administration, and a Master’s in Nursing, Dr. Cerra earned her Doctor of Nursing Practice degree from Case Western Reserve University. Anna completed the Samuel H. and Maria Miller fellowship in the Shaughnessy Nurse Leadership Academy Post-Doctoral Program, at Case Wester Reserve University, May 2021.

She will be presenting her Post-Doctoral research on “nurse leadership spiritual resilience” at the 2022 World Congress. Anna was also contacted by the United Nations to work on building resilience on the Int’l Human Trafficking task force.

– Deb

Anna’s story:

During a conversation, I mentioned to Anna that I was having a challenge completing a UN Research Pilot Study on training human trafficking to large healthcare systems — I needed two more international sites. Anna quickly stated she is from Italy with many family and contacts there, including within the healthcare area. She offered to introduce me to her healthcare colleagues.

What happened next was remarkable. The ‘Italian team’ from two of the largest hospital and universities in Italy would welcome being part of the UN Study and having their employees receive the training. However, it would be best to deliver this training in their native language, Italian. Anna, generously offered her time and talent to help translate — and be the translator! Anna worked hard and helped translate videos as well as presentation content. She put many hours in preparation before the training — and it showed, it went flawlessly!

During the Q&A session, the participants were quiet and said that they ‘felt shame.’ They had never received such training and they never knew human trafficking was so bad and right in their own backyards. They were hungry for more!

After completion, the Ambassador for the order of Malta was so impressed, he decided to share it worldwide for anyone needing an Italian version of the human trafficking — certainly impacting hundreds and thousands of people globally! Given the current Ukraine refugee crisis, this training couldn’t have been done at a more appropriate time.

Anna Cerra’s career began in New York, and was successfully followed by management positions in Critical Care and Ambulatory Surgery. She joined Greenwich Hospital in 1999, an affiliate of Yale New Haven Health, and served as Director of Surgical Services and as Executive Director of Women’s and Children’s Services.

Anna has been instrumental in the growth of these service lines and their standardization within YNHH. In addition, Anna is involved with System Nursing Integration to ensure nursing is at the forefront and is centered on evidence based practice.

Anna has been successful in enhancing the patient experience through the implementation of various new initiatives and in her role in Greenwich Hospital’s attainment of outstanding patient satisfaction scores. She has successfully initiated the Daisy Program, to honor nurses and received the prestigious Magnet designation from the ANCC for the second time, on September 15, 2021.

Anna Cerra is currently the Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer of Patient Care Services for the Magnet designated Greenwich Hospital, Yale New Haven Health. She has led her team in establishing an environment of excellence, and contributing to the superior clinical outcomes in patient care.

Dr. Cerra sits on the Boards of the CT Hospital Association for Patient Care Quality and Chairs the Patient and Family Advisory Council. She is appointed to one of 12 positions on the CICIAMS Pan American International Nurse Consulting Team on Best Practices, as the expert on Hospital Administration. The CICIAMS Can American Int’l Nurse Consulting Team is an int’l committee of Catholic nurses who advise 150 Catholic hospitals around the world on evidence-based best practices.

In addition to a Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Health Care Administration, and a Master’s in Nursing, Dr. Cerra earned her Doctor of Nursing Practice degree from Case Western Reserve University. Anna completed the Samuel H. and Maria Miller fellowship in the Shaughnessy Nurse Leadership Academy Post-Doctoral Program, at Case Wester Reserve University, May 2021.

She will be presenting her Post-Doctoral research on “nurse leadership spiritual resilience” at the 2022 World Congress. Anna was also contacted by the United Nations to work on building resilience on the Int’l Human Trafficking task force.

Anna’s story:

During a conversation, I mentioned to Anna that I was having a challenge completing a UN Research Pilot Study on training human trafficking to large healthcare systems — I needed two more international sites. Anna quickly stated she is from Italy with many family and contacts there, including within the healthcare area. She offered to introduce me to her healthcare colleagues.

What happened next was remarkable. The ‘Italian team’ from two of the largest hospital and universities in Italy would welcome being part of the UN Study and having their employees receive the training. However, it would be best to deliver this training in their native language, Italian. Anna, generously offered her time and talent to help translate — and be the translator! Anna worked hard and helped translate videos as well as presentation content. She put many hours in preparation before the training — and it showed, it went flawlessly!

During the Q&A session, the participants were quiet and said that they ‘felt shame.’ They had never received such training and they never knew human trafficking was so bad and right in their own backyards. They were hungry for more!

After completion, the Ambassador for the order of Malta was so impressed, he decided to share it worldwide for anyone needing an Italian version of the human trafficking — certainly impacting hundreds and thousands of people globally! Given the current Ukraine refugee crisis, this training couldn’t have been done at a more appropriate time.