On March 5, 1980, Martha Jean (Marty) Minniti, a 28 year old critical care nurse and first year medical student, frustrated by the limitations of conventional healthcare delivery, envisioned doing something with her career that made a meaningful difference.

In the process, she pioneered a small innovative business named Skilled Nursing, Inc. ® (SNI) from her home contracting Independent Nurse Contractors to local hospitals. In doing so, Marty discovered that she could affect positive change and empower the voice of nursing by doing more than what the conventions of the time considered possible.   More detail...