IU Southeast alum Charlotte Ipsan works to keep nursing talent in Kentuckiana, linking graduates with Norton Healthcare
Charlotte Ipsan, senior vice president and chief hospital officer at Norton Healthcare and an IU Southeast graduate, is actively encouraging recent IU Southeast graduates to remain in the Kentuckiana region and connecting them to campus and community resources. About 80% of IU Southeast alumni already stay in the region.

Charlotte Ipsan, an IU Southeast graduate who was the first in her family to complete college, is senior vice president and chief hospital officer at Norton Healthcare and played a lead role in establishing the region’s first women’s and children’s hospital. Her more than 30-year career in maternal, child and pediatric health draws on clinical training and community connections developed at IU Southeast.
Through her Norton role and service on the IU Southeast Board of Advisors, Ipsan helps connect recent graduates to campus and community resources and urges them to build careers in the Kentuckiana area. The article reports roughly 80% of IU Southeast graduates remain in the region after finishing school; Ipsan also recently welcomed the latest IU Southeast nursing class at orientation.
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