Meet Nurse Kelly, Your Nurse Practitioner

If you’re here, I want you to know this first: you are welcome, you are seen, and you matter!

My name is Kelly Bailey, and I am a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner with more than three decades of experience in nursing and healthcare leadership. I was born in San Francisco and raised across Colorado and New York, and those early life experiences—along with everything that followed—shaped the way I care for people today: with compassion, respect, and an understanding that no two journeys are the same.

I knew from a young age that I was called to medicine. I pursued that calling with determination, beginning my path at a college-preparatory boarding school in New York and then building a nursing career that has spanned medical-surgical care, step-down units, intensive care, and cardiovascular ICU. Along the way, I also developed a strong background in medical administration and home health, which allows me to understand healthcare not only at the bedside, but also from a systems and continuity-of-care perspective.

I earned my Master of Science in Nursing as a Family Nurse Practitioner from Western Governors University, but what truly guides my practice goes beyond degrees and titles. It is rooted in what first drew me to healthcare: listening without judgment, caring deeply, and helping people achieve their best possible health at every stage of life.

I understand that life is not always linear. I know that health challenges—both physical and emotional—can change everything. Because of this, I believe true healing requires empathy, patience, and trust. I see my patients as whole people, not diagnoses, and I take the time to understand your story, your concerns, and your goals.

I am married, a proud grandmother, and deeply committed to service. Through Embrace Health & Wellness, it is my honor to walk alongside you and your family, to support you through challenges, and to help bring out the very best in your health and well-being.