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Charles Kunkle: Speaker, Award-Winning Author, Consultant, and Leader of the 'No Time To Care' Movement
In 2005, Charles was asked to speak after a fatal shooting rocked the emergency department of St. Mary Medical Center. Since then, he has dedicated his career to helping others within healthcare to develop work cultures that are healthy and happy

Bedside caregivers are frustrated. Patient experience is a top priority, and although that is important, it is equally crucial for nurses' voices to be heard and be happy with their jobs. Because many nurses are either leaving their jobs or purposely not joining the profession, others are over-worked and unhappy. It is predicted by 2025 that there will be a nursing shortage of 1.3 million – the worst in over 50 years. With over 25 years of healthcare and critical care experience, Charles has accumulated the best practices that create a workplace environment that is energizing, empowering and engaging.

Who Is Charles Kunkle?

Speaker. Author. Founder.

Keynote Presenter at the 2019 Magnet Conference

Over 25 Years of Healthcare Experience

18 Years Nurse Leadership Experience

Director of Emergency & Critical Care Services

Accumulated best practices throughout the country

Awarded the Silver Medal in American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year in Management & Leadership

Editor/Contributing author at Lippincott Publishers

Named Nurse Manager of the Year by Nursing Spectrum Publication

Nurse Leader of the Year at St. Mary Medical Center

Featured in RN Magazine

Author of No Time to Care

PROFESSIONAL SPEAKER

Energetic, funny, and passionate about the healthcare industry, Charles Kunkle's 8-step game plan for leaders has helped countless healthcare institutions throughout the United States achieve incredible results in both patient satisfaction and caregiver engagement. His affordable programs, including presentations and workshops, are a necessity as healthcare changes and government agencies, as well as private insurers, tie reimbursement directly to the patient experience.

AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR

As a healthcare leader for over 25 years, Charles grew frustrated as institutions began switching their focus from caring for patients to meeting government and administrative percentile requirements. This misguided focus shifted from what matters in healthcare: Empowering the bedside caregiver so they can deliver the most personal experience. Charles believes patient satisfaction is the direct measure of how much the bedside caregivers are engaged. Without this, the pursuit of patient satisfaction will always be unachievable.

Buy the book!

No Time to Care is a step-by-step guide for healthcare leaders that helps ensure bedside caregiver engagement. This results-proven game-plan will help energize and empower your healthcare team to ensure positive patient experience!

Caregiver Enagement
Patient Experience

Already applying skills

I am already applying skills learned and patients are much more receptive when an ambulance is greeted at the door. It really was a wonderful presentation

Conference Attendee

should be at every conference

This man should be at every conference. He has the right way to keep the audience engaged... as if he is speaking directly to you individually

Excellent Lecturer

Mr. Kunkle is an excellent lecturer. He explains the situation hospitals are currently struggling through. He appeals to one's sense of humanity

Conference Attendee

Makes you stop and think

Whenever I see Charles' name on the roster, I know I will be entertained! Everything that he speaks about is so true; he makes you stop and think. Invite him back

Conference Attendee

Never a Dull Moment

I have wasted 15 years of my nursing career doing the minimum when I could have done wonders by helping people. Every slide of yours was so powerful and there was never a dull moment in your presentation. Thank you

Meena Devi CNOR, MSN Nurse Manager, Ambulatory Surgery Center St. Joseph's Medical Center

a rollercoaster of real-life stories

He took the audience on a rollercoaster of real life stories, analogies, and humor that was unforgettable! The room was packed beyond capacity and all the buzz said, “Charles Kunkle was the best speaker of the entire conference"

Colleen Sweeney RN, BS, founder/owner of Sweeney Healthcare Enterprises, Beryl Institute Board Member

So Real to Life

This presentation was so real to life. It helped me to learn to see the situation through the patient's eyes and not be judgmental. Great speaker

Conference Attendee

I cried and laughed equally

WOW!  I don’t remember the last time I cried and laughed equally during a single lecture

Conference Attendee

Enthusiasm AND Expertise

Charles Kunkle's enthusiasm and expertise brings the kind of quality that makes a premier event for the Capital region. I look forward to a continued relationship in future programs

Reina Del Rio MBA, BSN, RN-BC Lead Nurse Planner

a masterful storyteller

Charles Kunkle gets it. A masterful storyteller and solid leader

Kristin Baird RN, BSN, MHA Founder and CEO, Baird Group Author of Raising the Bar on Service Excellence

Draws you In

He is energetic, entertaining and draws you into the presentation.... the participant walks away feeling empowered to implement new ideas

Ron Kraus MSN, RN, CEN, ACNS-BC Clinical Nurse Specialist