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Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice Program

Yale New Haven Hospital (Yale New Haven Health)

Editorially verified · Last reviewed August 30, 2026

Intelligence summary

Program at a Glance

Program mandate
Yale New Haven Hospital's nursing innovation work is organized around its Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice Committee, which supports teams of nurses running research and practice-change projects and helps them disseminate results at conferences and in peer-reviewed journals. The committee co-hosts the annual Janet Parkosewich Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice Conference with the Yale School of Nursing, where scholarly work is showcased and research awards are distributed.
Organizational model
Nonprofit
Location
New Haven, Connecticut
Program types
Nursing innovationInnovation center
Focus areas
ClinicalPediatricWorkforce
Public scale or maturity signals

Documented successes: Ena Williams, PhD, RN and Jeannette Bronsord, DNP, Executive Director of Surgical Services, selected May 2023 into the Johnson & Johnson Nurse Innovation Fellowship powered by Penn Nursing and Wharton; annual Janet Parkosewich Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice Conference held with Yale School of Nursing, distributing research awards; multiple 2024 peer-reviewed publications by YNHH nurses on nurse leadership resilience, osteoporosis education, palliative care, trauma nursing and pediatric care; Bridgeport Hospital nurse leaders also selected for the J&J fellowship

Official engagement route
Program website ↗Health system website ↗
Last reviewed
August 30, 2026

Mandate and remit

What This Program Does

Yale New Haven Hospital's nursing innovation work is organized around its Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice Committee, which supports teams of nurses running research and practice-change projects and helps them disseminate results at conferences and in peer-reviewed journals. The committee co-hosts the annual Janet Parkosewich Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice Conference with the Yale School of Nursing, where scholarly work is showcased and research awards are distributed. YNHH nurse executives have also been selected into the Johnson & Johnson Nurse Innovation Fellowship, receiving human-centered design mentorship to solve clinical problems identified at the point of service. Yale New Haven Health additionally operates a system-level Center for Health Care Innovation. Nursing leadership at the hospital is held by the senior vice president and chief nursing officer.

Areas of Focus

ClinicalPediatricWorkforce

Publicly Reported Outcomes

  • Documented successes

    Ena Williams, PhD, RN and Jeannette Bronsord, DNP, Executive Director of Surgical Services, selected May 2023 into the Johnson & Johnson Nurse Innovation Fellowship powered by Penn Nursing and Wharton; annual Janet Parkosewich Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice Conference held with Yale School of Nursing, distributing research awards; multiple 2024 peer-reviewed publications by YNHH nurses on nurse leadership resilience, osteoporosis education, palliative care, trauma nursing and pediatric care; Bridgeport Hospital nurse leaders also selected for the J&J fellowship

Leadership and Structure

Organizational home: Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice Program, Yale New Haven Hospital (Yale New Haven Health)

  • Ena WilliamsSenior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer, Yale New Haven Hospital

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Program phone
203-688-4242
Official contact page
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Sources and Updates

Reviewed August 30, 2026. External source links open in a new tab.

  1. Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice Program official source ynhh.org. Accessed August 30, 2026.
  2. Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice Program source 2 ynhhs.org. Accessed August 30, 2026.
  3. Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice Program source 3 ynhhs.org. Accessed August 30, 2026.
  4. Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice Program source 4 bridgeporthospital.org. Accessed August 30, 2026.

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