Sister Elizabeth Mary Burns

Background

Burns, Sister Elizabeth Mary was born on March 3, 1927 in Estherville, Iowa, United States. Daughter of Bernard Aloysius and Viola Caroline (Brennan) Burns.

Education

Diploma in Nursing, St. Joseph Mercy School Nursing, Sioux City, Iowa, 1952. Bachelor of Science in Nursing Education, Mercy College, Detroit, 1957. Master of Science in Nursing, Wayne State University, 1958.

Doctor of Education, Columbia University, 1969.

Career

Joined Sisters of Mercy, Roman Catholic Church, 1946. Nursing supervisor Mercy Medical Center, Dubuque, Iowa, 1952-1955. Supervisor orthopedics and urology St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Sioux City, 1955-1956.

Director School Nursing, 1958-1963. Chairman department nursing Mercy College of Detroit, 1963-1973. Director health services Sisters of Mercy, 1973-1977.

President, Chief Executive Officer Marian Health Center, Sioux City, 1977-1987. Sabbatical leave, 1988. Retired, 2006

Coordinator life planning Sisters of Mercy, 1989-1990, member province administrative team, 1990-1998.

Consultant Trinity Health, since 2001.

Achievements

• Sister Elizabeth Mary Burns has been listed as a noteworthy hospital administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board directors Mercy School Nursing of Detroit, 1968-1977, Mercy High School, Farmington Hills, Michigan, 2000-2005. Member executive committee Greater Detroit Area Hospital Council, 1973-1977. Trustee St. Mary College, Omaha, 1981-1982, Briar Cliff College, Sioux City, 1981-1987, Battle Creek Health Systems, 1998-2000, 02-04, Mercy Medical Center, Sioux City, Iowa, 2001-2005.

Chairman Mercy Health Advisory Council, 1978-1980. Member Western Iowa League for Nursing (president 1960-1962), National League for Nursing, Sister Mercy Healthcare, Sisters of Mercy Shared Services Coordinating Committee, Catholic Hospital Association (trustee 1977-1980), Sisters of Mercy Health Corporation (trustee 1988-1990, governance coordinator 1998-2001), Mercy Health Services (chair board 1990-1995, membership board 1995-1998, historian 1998-2004).

Connections

Father:

Bernard Aloysius Burns

Mother:

Viola Caroline (Brennan) Burns