Sara LaPorte began her career in healthcare as a CNA. After graduating from Southern Connecticut State University with a Bachelor’s in Nursing, Sara started her career as a Critical Care nurse working in SICU, EICU, ER and PACU. She then obtained a Travel Nurse position, primarily working in ICU. After a move to Florida, Sara began her management career, rising rapidly in surgical services. She started as a Surgical Services Coordinator, and then moved to Orthopedics program manager, before being named the Director of Orthopedics, Robotics, and Surgical programs. In this position, Sara spearheaded the development of the Orthopedic program, developing strategies to increase quality and reducing Length of Stay for the Orthopedic population of Southwest Florida. Sara is currently the VP of Orthopedic and Surgical Services and is developing and growing the surgical program. She has increased surgical volume by approximately 20%, decreased implant pricing by approx. 17%, and increased patient satisfaction scores to approx. 9.7/10 for the past year in both the inpatient and outpatient population. Sara currently resides in Naples, Florida with her husband and 2 children where she enjoys boating and golfing.