“My goal is to provide care with compassion and dedication, as I work to meet my patient’s physical, emotional and social needs. Focusing on prevention, early detection and treatment of illnesses helps to maintain or improve the patient’s quality of life. I believe in working as a team with the patient, family, physician and nursing home staff, as each has a valuable perspective to offer.”

Education and Training
Sue Girard began her nursing career with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Minnesota in 1978. Sue then went on to complete her Masters of Science in Nursing from the College of St. Catherine in 1998.

Experience
In 1999, after a year working in an acute rehabilitation setting at Bethesda Rehabilitation Hospital, Sue joined the Fairview Partners team and began providing care to long term care residents at several nursing homes in the metro area. In 2005, Sue began providing care at Fairview Partners member nursing homes up in the Fairview Lakes region. She currently provides care at Villages of North Branch and Golden Living of Rush City.

Licensure and Certifications
Sue is certified as a geriatric nurse practitioner by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).

Personal Interests
Professionally, Sue has always been passionate about working with the geriatric population. She started working with this population as a public health nurse and enjoys the opportunity to continue to work with geriatric patients at Fairview Partners.
In her free time, Sue enjoys cooking, outdoor activities, travel, camping and spending time with her husband and two sons.

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