Sister M. Sylvia Egan

Background

Egan, Sister M. Sylvia was born on September 15, 1930 in Oshkosk, Wisconsin, United States. Daughter of Edward James and Dorothy Loretta (Loewen) Egan.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Marquette University, 1956. Postgraduate, Wayne State University, 1969. Modern Sciences and Arts, Notre Dame University, 1981.

Doctor of Laws (honorary), Kansas Newman College, 1987.

Career

Nurse Mercy Hospital School Nursing, Oshkosh, 1952-1954, night supervisor, 1954-1955. Medical supervisor Mercy Hospital, 1956-1957. Instructor St. John's Hospital School Nursing, Tulsa, 1975-1963.

Director St. Mary's Hospital School Practical Nursing, Roswell, New Mexico, 1963-1965. Director novices, Tulsa Province Sisters of Sorrowful Mother, 1965-1969, provinicial administrator, 1970-1978. President Franciscan Villa, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, 1978-1979.

President, Chief Executive Officer St. Francis Regional Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas, since 1979. Delaware renewal chapter Sisters of Sorrowful Mother, Milwaukee, 1967-1968, 69, chairman formation committee, Tulsa Province, 1968, chapter delegate to Rome, 1970, 74, 78, international chairman Centenary Committee, Federal Republic of Germany, 1980, international chapter Brazil, 1992. Board directors Union National Bank.

Adjunct professor Health Administration and Geronotology, Wichita State University, since 1988. Alternate delegate American Hospital Association, 1988.

Achievements

• Sister M. Sylvia Egan has been listed as a noteworthy hospital administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board directors American Red Cross, since 1981, president, 1991-1993, Accent on Kids, Task Force for Kansas Economic Development, Catholic Charities, Wichita, Central States Cardiac Transplant Support Group, 1988-1989, Gerard House Inc. (president 1988-1990), United Way, 1987-1989, Leadership 2000, Wichita, Sedgwick County Partnership for Economic Growth, Wichita Downtown Advisory Committee, 1989, Catholic Health Association Kansas, Guadalupe Clinic, Kansas Hospital Association, Union National Bank. Advisory board Young Men’s Christian Association, Wichita, advisory council Young Men’s Christian Association, Wichita.

Fellow American College Healthcare Executives. Member National Conference of Christians and Jews (board directors), American College Hospital Administrators, Kansas Hospital Association (board directors 1988), Catholic Health Association of Kansas, Medical Education Association, Kansas Forum for Women Healthcare Executives (board directors), Kansas Community Service Organization ( board directors), Kansas Chamber of Commerce, Notre Dame Alumnae Association, Rotary Club Witchita, Kansas Forum for Women Healthcare Executives, Sigma Theta Tau, International Honor Society of Nursing, Epsilon Gamma.

Connections

Father:

Edward James Egan

Mother:

Dorothy Loretta (Loewen) Egan