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Lauren Murray’s passion for improving the lives of those around her in long-term care has been a constant in a career that has spanned four decades and taken her from her start as a social worker through attainment of her administrator license to her current position as a senior vice president. That passion and a drive for innovation have helped her spearhead the efforts that won Genesis 34 Quality Awards from the American Health Care Association. 

“Her commitment to quality and innovation — and her ability to cultivate ideas into tangible programs — is unparalleled,” Murray’s nominator told McKnight’s. 

More than 20 years ago, Murray already was leading the charge to build partnerships to enable better care in Alzheimer’s disease, ventilator care and dialysis care. She helped develop a first-in-state substance abuse disorder program, as well as a skilled nursing facility program that focused on mental health. 

As long and illustrious as her career has been, Murray has never stopped keeping an eye out for new solutions to old problems. In recent years, she introduced remote monitoring and artificial intelligence-based falls prevention technology for Genesis Healthcare, opening the gateway to new data insights into residents’ falls and ensuring quick care in response. Her constant drive for improvement is helping usher in a new era of technology and better care outcomes.

More about Murray: 

  • Murray is a mentor to current market presidents in her organization and developed an onboarding guide for incoming administrators. 
  • She has served as a member of the AHCA Quality Improvement Committee and on the board of the New Hampshire Health Care Association.
  • She is also a board member at the Michael R. Walker Foundation, which provides grants to Genesis employees struggling with medical emergencies and other expenses. 

The McKnight’s Women of Distinction program is jointly administered by McKnight’s Long-Term Care News, McKnight’s Senior Living and McKnight’s Home Care. Healthcare Services Group was the Platinum sponsor of this year’s McKnight’s Women of Distinction Awards and Forum. PointClickCare was the Gold sponsor, and PharMerica was the Silver sponsor. Other sponsors included Curana Health, DirecTV for Business, Easyshifts, Hireology, Reliant Rehabilitation, ShiftKey and Sentrics.

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