ANNETTE SY
Chief Nursing Executive Keck Hospital of USC &
USC Norris Cancer Hospital
Among her many accomplishments, Annette Sy, DNP, RN, NE-BC led the nursing team at USC Keck Hospital to its first Magnet destination in 2018. Magnet designation is the gold star of nursing excellence, and Keck Hospital is only one of 500 hospitals nationwide to achieve this honor. The hospital is currently up for redesignation of its Magnet status, scheduled for this June. She also led the nursing staff through the pandemic, juggling staffing issues due to the many nurses out sick due to COVID-19. Despite this challenge, under Sy’s direction the nursing to patient ratio never suffered and remained at the recommended levels.
Sy also created the hospital’s nursing professionalism program in partnership with a respected and evidence-based program, the Vanderbilt University Center for Patient and Professional Advocacy. This program provides education, research, data, tools, and effective processes for promoting professional accountability for our clients throughout the United States and abroad.
