Loretto appoints director of nursing

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Loretto recently announced that it has appointed Aderonke (Ade) Alao as director of nursing for Loretto Health & Rehabilitation. 

Alao joined Loretto as a nurse manager in July 2014 and has been serving as an assistant director of nursing since January 2019. She brings more than 15 years of progressive nursing experience to this role, including previous positions at Upstate Medical University, St. Joseph’s Health, and James Square Nursing Home. 

As director of nursing, Alao will develop an interdisciplinary approach to the residents’ total care, including rounding on all floors daily; collaborating with administrators, the nursing team, and medical director to continually improve processes and practice standards; and working with Loretto’s nurse educator in the development and delivery of educational programs to ensure a well-educated nursing service department, according to a March 30 news release from Loretto. She will also be supporting residents and families, and assuring the delivery of safe, effective, and efficient care by staff. 

“The Director of Nursing at Loretto is one of the most important roles in ensuring the highest degree of quality resident care across our entire organization,” Dr. Joelle Margrey, chief nursing officer at Loretto, said in the release. “Over the past 9 years, Ade has proven that she is absolutely the right fit for the clinical care that Loretto provides, as well as the culture we want to create for our employees, and the compassionate, healing environment we want for our residents.”

Alao holds a bachelor’s degree in nursing from Keuka College and earned her registered nurse degree from Morrisville State College.

Loretto describes itself as the fourth-largest health-care provider and the sixth-largest employer in Central New York. The organization has about 2,500 employees at its 19 locations, delivering care to close to 10,000 people of all ages, income levels, and care needs in Onondaga and Cayuga counties annually.