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The hospital is one of 13 across the state that will receive a total of $51 million in grants from the Mother Cabrini Foundation, the organizations announced Wednesday. The foundation, which focuses its giving on improving the health and well-being of vulnerable communities, hopes the grants empower nursing professionals, reduce burnout, address workforce shortages and improve patient care.

The hospital's chief executive officer, Scott Berlucchi, said in a news release that the donation will help improve education, recruitment and retention in its nursing program.聽

鈥淎uburn Community Hospital's service mission is to serve everybody regardless of their ability to pay,鈥� he said.

鈥淲e have a servant leadership style, and the most important thing is to support the nursing group."

Michelle Johnson, the hospital's director of nursing excellence, said that investments into nurses are also investments into patients.聽

鈥淚f our nurses are happy, then our patients will be happy,鈥� Johnson said. "It will lead to better patient outcomes.鈥�

Johnson added that the donation could help the hospital earn a nursing excellence designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

Christine Moulton, who oversees fundraising efforts at the hospital as vice president for fund development, said grant funding is paramount to the function of nonprofit hospitals like Auburn.聽

鈥淚t puts us in the same league with some amazing institutions that are also getting grants in this round from Mother Cabrini,鈥� Moulton said.

鈥淚f we can keep our own nurses at home in a very competitive job market,聽that's really important for us and our patients鈥�