90 Outstanding Yale Nurses Recipient
Class of 1989
Kathleen Grimaud, FNP-BC, MSN, has devoted more than 40 years to health care in clinical, educational, and administrative positions. Dedicated to expanding health care to residents living in northwestern Connecticut, Kathleen worked with her community to establish a Federally Qualified Health Center in Torrington, the Community Health and Wellness Center of Greater Torrington, where she has been CEO since 2004. The Center was later dedicated by the community as the “Kathy Grimaud Community Health and Wellness Center” and provides dental, primary care, and behavioral health services to over 6,000 residents in the area. Kathleen has received numerous awards, including the 2010 Florence S. Wald Award for Outstanding Contributions to Nursing Practice from the Connecticut Nurses Association.