[brian]

After 18 years as a successful CEO at Milton Hospital, George Geary chooses a second career in nursing to give care directly

If people turned out to be skeptical and a bit quizzical at first, well, why wouldn't they be?

After all, how many people give up, at age 56, a six-figure salary and the prestige that comes with being the CEO of a hospital to go to nursing school? And then, upon graduation, at age 59, find themselves as a rookie nurse taking orders and instruction from other nurses, after almost two decades of overseeing an entire nursing department?

Well, maybe Milton resident George Geary wasn't a typical hospital CEO. And he certainly isn't a typical new nurse right out of school. He began his 33-year career at Milton Hospital as a respiratory therapist, then spent the last 18 of those years as the hospital's CEO and president.

Full Story: http://www.boston.com/news/local/art...n_of_patients/

[barbyann]

I want to meet this guy and shake his hand! Think I will look him up next time I am in Boston.

[augigi]

Awesome! Hopefully his hospital administration will listen when HE tells them about the working conditions of nurses!

[Hellllllo Nurse]

Wow. What a story!

[mom and nurse]

What a nice story. I wish he'd write a book telling about his journey and how he decided to become a nurse. It would be interesting to hear his views on being a staff nurse versus being a hospital or nursing administrator.....

[oramar]

what an interesting story.

[banditrn]

Kinda wish he'd done it the other direction, tho.

[MBA2BRN]

Very good article. I plan to go the other way (RN then CEO).

[LadyT618]

That was absolutely amazing to read!! Quite admirable.

[melmiche]

I actually worked at the hospital he was president at... I worked there for 5 years. Although I had only seen/met him a number of times everyone at Milton spoke very highly of him. I wish him much luck in his new career.