Hospitals and health systems are facing one of the most unique times that the field has ever experienced. They are still managing through the ebbs and flows of the COVID pandemic while developing new strategies and initiatives to assist in their recovery and rebuilding efforts. The focus on lessons learned and sharing those lessons with each other is critical as the field continues its path to recovery. Implementing a shared governance culture, lean principles and care team rounding all support achieving the field’s COVID recovery efforts to enhance collaboration, empower nurses, increase patient satisfaction and manage costs. Shared governance is not a new concept to clinical and nursing teams. Shared governance in the hospital setting is critical when making decisions that affect both clinical team members and patients. Join us to hear insights on how shared governance model best practices can promote partnerships and collaboration between nurses and other health care professionals and how it provides bedside caregivers a voice and opportunity to help ensure patient-centric care is delivered. Today’s podcast is brought to you by Spacelabs Healthcare.