08 Sep $75,000 for HU’s Nursing Program

In a presentation Sept. 2, Parkview Huntington Hospital awarded a $75,000 grant to Huntington University’s nursing program.

This gift is in addition to a $100,000 grant the hospital gave the university in February 2006 and a $75,000 grant presented in May 2007.
“Huntington University’s new Bachelor of Science Nursing program will help to address the ever-growing national need for more healthcare workers,” said Darlene Garrett, chief operating officer of Parkview Huntington Hospital. “We are proud to be able to contribute to this important educational opportunity.”

The grant funds were used for the construction and equipping of the main lab/classroom in the Nursing Department located in the lower level of the university’s Science Hall. The room is named in the hospital’s honor as the Parkview Huntington Hospital Lab/Classroom.

Dr. Margaret Winter, director of the nursing program, said, “An essential part of nursing education for the students is to practice the necessary skills and procedures in a state-of-the art skills facility and then to transfer this knowledge into the clinical setting. Parkview Huntington Hospital is providing both of these opportunities with their financial support and in offering the hospital environment for student clinicals.”

Huntington University has 38 students enrolled in the pre-nursing program with the first class of nursing majors set to graduate in May 2011.