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September 30, 2024 / 2024 Connecticut's Healthcare Heroes Awards

2024 Healthcare Hero: Elyssa Noce Ely

Elyssa Ely Nurse Practitioner, Nephrology Yale New Haven Hospital Return to the honorees homepage
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Winner Category | Nurse

Elyssa Ely is a nurse practitioner at Yale New Haven Hospital, where she provides care for patients across the spectrum of kidney disease. She also teaches in the primary care program and diabetes concentration at the Yale School of Nursing.

Her roles enable her to live out her passions of clinical practice, leadership and education every day.

What makes you a Healthcare Hero?

As a nephrology nurse practitioner, I’m a Healthcare Hero because I have dedicated myself to initiatives that improve patient care for those who need it most. I routinely collaborate with other departments to make sure our patients are getting all they need to achieve and improve their renal health and quality of their lives.

I lead educational initiatives for patients and staff to enhance their understanding of renal care. My commitment to optimizing patient outcomes and fostering a collaborative learning environment has significantly advanced our organization’s mission of providing exceptional patient care.

As a teacher, I encourage my students to challenge the status quo and effectively fight for changes in the healthcare arena where they are so desperately needed.

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Tell us about a challenge in your job that you were able to overcome.

Ninety percent of patients with kidney disease do not know they have it and this can lead to challenges in their care. To overcome this barrier, I developed an educational toolkit for patients with kidney disease to learn more about their condition and ways they can participate in self-management behaviors to protect their kidneys and play a role in their own health care.

What’s your next major goal?

My next major goal is to develop more competency-based educational tools for nurse practitioner students to enhance their clinical skills, encourage evidence-based practice, translational research and increase their confidence in managing complex cases, ultimately elevating the standard of care provided by nurse practitioners in the workforce.

Personal side:

Residence: Fairfield

Favorite way to relax: A sunny day at the beach

Hobbies: Traveling, reading, running, crafting, spending time with my dog, cat and husband Favorite movie: “A Night at the Roxbury”

Currently reading: “Beach Read,” by Emily Henry

Favorite cause: National Kidney Foundation

Fun fact: I always knew I wanted to be a nurse — my doll house as a child doubled as a hospital and rehab unit. Poor Skipper and Ken broke a lot of bones while surfing and shopping, and my team of Barbies ran the best ER in the state!

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