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Kimberly
Petrovic

Kimberly Petrovic’s dynamic career in nursing and geriatrics shows significant strides as a researcher in complex and highly relevant fields.

West Hartford, Connecticut

Kimberly Petrovic is a PhD candidate at the University of Connecticut. With studies centered on aging and adult development and HIV/AIDS, Petrovic serves as a Researcher at Hartford Hospital. Since 2004, Kimberly Petrovic has focused her work on investigating delirium and neuropsychological conditions, collaborating with physicians, nurses, and nurse practitioners in advancing research in the complex areas. In 2005, Petrovic joined Hartford Hospital’s Department of Geriatrics and Gerontology, where she utilizes her investigative efforts in qualitative research methodologies, such as phenomenology, and quantitative work as it pertains to hospitalized adults with AIDS and HIV. In addition to her research efforts at Hartford Hospital, Kimberly Petrovic is an Instructor at the University of Connecticut, as well as a published author. As an educator, Kimberly Petrovic teaches various clinical and didactic courses to students working towards degrees in the medical industry. Since 2004, she has authored and co-authored research-based articles covering inquiry into HIV/AIDS, delirium and other neuropsychological conditions, complementary and alternative medicine and holistic treatments, and disabilities affecting numerous individuals for PubMed Central. An accomplished researcher and author, Kimberly Petrovic contributes to the medical community through an extensive list of professional memberships. Petrovic is a member of the Gerontological Society of America, the American Geriatrics Society, and the American Psychological Association. Kimberly Petrovic also serves as Vice President of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing (the UCONN Mu Chapter). Apart from her ongoing demanding duties in the medical field, Kimberly Petrovic maintains an active lifestyle by hiking, running, surfing, windsurfing, and playing volleyball. Petrovic is also a serious martial arts student and enjoys studying Eastern philosophy. Kimberly Petrovic holds degrees from The University of Connecticut, Oregon Health & Science University, Vanderbilt University, and New Mexico State University.


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  • Hartford Hospital, Kimberly Petrovic
    September, 2010
    Located in Connecticut, Hartford Hospital serves as an exemplary medical facility, earning numerous prestigious award and accolades over the past decade. In a recent poll among physicians throughout the Hartford area, Hartford Hospital physicians were voted as the top doctors to refer friends and families to. Hartford Hospital received the Gold Plus Achievement Award from the American Heart Association and the American Stroke Association Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke (GWTG–Stroke) program in recognition of the superior care the Hospital has provided to its patients. Since 2006, Hartford Hospital has been listed as one of America’s 100 Most Wired hospitals, indicating Hartford Hospital’s superior technological modernization and automation efforts, which have resulted in high scores in patient satisfaction, risk-adjusted mortality rates, and many other important quality measurements. In addition, Hartford Hospital was named U.S. News & Word Report’s Best Hospital for the third year in a row. The report highlighted Hartford Hospital’s psychiatric facilities, placing it in the top twenty psychiatric facilities in the country. Moreover, Hartford Hospital ranked among the top 4% across all 16 categories of the report. To learn more about the myriad of awards Hartford Hospital has received, visit www.harthosp.org/quality/AwardsandRecognition/default.aspx.