Sheri Faggiano
June 2026
Sheri
Faggiano
,
MSN,RN
Rochester Regional Health
Rochester
,
NY
United States
Her leadership creates an environment where nurses feel valued, heard, and equipped to meet the needs of patients and families with compassion and excellence.
Sheri Faggiano exemplifies the heart of the DAISY Nurse Leader Award through her unwavering commitment to creating an environment where compassionate, high-quality nursing care thrives. As a seasoned nurse leader with over 30 years of progressive leadership experience, she consistently demonstrates the ability to lead with flexibility, resilience, and purpose, ensuring both patients and caregivers are supported at every level.
A hallmark of Sheri’s leadership is her exceptional adaptability. Whether serving in her current Chief Nursing Officer role or stepping into interim executive leadership positions during times of transition, she ensures continuity, stability, and excellence in patient care. Her ability to seamlessly navigate complex environments, respond to evolving organizational needs, and lead through change reflects the core characteristics of a DAISY Nurse Leader—those who create a safe, compassionate, and supportive environment for teams to deliver their best care.
Sheri fosters a culture grounded in trust, collaboration, and professional development. She is deeply committed to mentoring and coaching nursing leaders and frontline staff, empowering them to grow, innovate, and deliver exceptional care. Her leadership creates an environment where nurses feel valued, heard, and equipped to meet the needs of patients and families with compassion and excellence.
Her work reflects Rochester Regional Health’s values in action:
Rooted in Community: Sheri builds strong, meaningful relationships across teams and communities, ensuring care is patient-centered and locally responsive.
Serve as One: She fosters interdisciplinary collaboration and unity across departments, strengthening organizational alignment and team effectiveness.
Care Like Family: Through her leadership, she fosters an environment in which staff are supported emotionally and professionally, enabling them to deliver deeply human, compassionate care.
Embrace Tomorrow Today: Sheri leads with vision—advancing innovation, technology integration, and new care models that improve outcomes and strengthen the future of nursing practice.
Sheri’s ability to balance operational excellence with human-centered leadership ensures that quality, safety, and compassion remain at the forefront of care delivery. She is a role model for ethical practice, professionalism, and resilience—consistently inspiring those around her to achieve more and to care more deeply.
In every role she holds, Sheri creates the conditions where extraordinary nursing care can flourish. Her leadership embodies the very spirit of the DAISY Nurse Leader Award—recognizing those who, through their influence, elevate the practice of nursing and make a meaningful difference in the lives of patients, families, and caregivers.
A hallmark of Sheri’s leadership is her exceptional adaptability. Whether serving in her current Chief Nursing Officer role or stepping into interim executive leadership positions during times of transition, she ensures continuity, stability, and excellence in patient care. Her ability to seamlessly navigate complex environments, respond to evolving organizational needs, and lead through change reflects the core characteristics of a DAISY Nurse Leader—those who create a safe, compassionate, and supportive environment for teams to deliver their best care.
Sheri fosters a culture grounded in trust, collaboration, and professional development. She is deeply committed to mentoring and coaching nursing leaders and frontline staff, empowering them to grow, innovate, and deliver exceptional care. Her leadership creates an environment where nurses feel valued, heard, and equipped to meet the needs of patients and families with compassion and excellence.
Her work reflects Rochester Regional Health’s values in action:
Rooted in Community: Sheri builds strong, meaningful relationships across teams and communities, ensuring care is patient-centered and locally responsive.
Serve as One: She fosters interdisciplinary collaboration and unity across departments, strengthening organizational alignment and team effectiveness.
Care Like Family: Through her leadership, she fosters an environment in which staff are supported emotionally and professionally, enabling them to deliver deeply human, compassionate care.
Embrace Tomorrow Today: Sheri leads with vision—advancing innovation, technology integration, and new care models that improve outcomes and strengthen the future of nursing practice.
Sheri’s ability to balance operational excellence with human-centered leadership ensures that quality, safety, and compassion remain at the forefront of care delivery. She is a role model for ethical practice, professionalism, and resilience—consistently inspiring those around her to achieve more and to care more deeply.
In every role she holds, Sheri creates the conditions where extraordinary nursing care can flourish. Her leadership embodies the very spirit of the DAISY Nurse Leader Award—recognizing those who, through their influence, elevate the practice of nursing and make a meaningful difference in the lives of patients, families, and caregivers.