Eleanor M. Butler, MS, RN

Eleanor M. Butler is a district supervising nurse for the New York City Department of Health, where she oversees District 1 in Lower Manhattan. Her career in nursing began in 1985, after she arrived in the United States from her native Bahamas, where she worked as a physiotherapist/chief physiotherapist from 1968 to 1980.

In 1985, Ms. Butler became a staff nurse at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital in Boston, Mass. She later worked as a health care facility inspector for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Department of Public Health, where she monitored the quality of care in long-term facilities.

In 1991, Ms. Butler entered the school environment as a staff nurse at Public School 146 in Manhatttan. In 1991, she furthered her supervisory talents when she became the supervisor of nurses for the New York City Department of Education. There, she managed 100-150 nurses who cared for medically fragile children and students with special needs in Manhattan and the Bronx.

Ms. Butler is a member of the New York State Nurses Association and the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, England. She was a presenter at the Caribbean Health Educators Conference.

Ms. Butler holds an MS in education from Mercy College in New York; an MA in nursing administration from Teachers College at Columbia University; a BS in nursing from Boston University; and a BS in physical therapy from Sargent College at Boston University.

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