Hoag
Hospital aids campus nursing program
By Akiko Sugimori
Summer On-line Forty-Niner
The
nursing department at Cal State Long Beach
has received $300,000 and a promise of an
additional $600,000 over the next two years
from Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
in Newport Beach.
“Hoag
has been a supporter and generous donor
for several years,” said CSULB President
Robert Maxson. Hoag Memorial Hospital’s
total amount of support will be $1.8 million
by 2005.
“There
is currently a severe shortage of trained
nurses, and with support from Hoag, CSULB
is able to provide an opportunity for more
students to realize their goals of becoming
a nurse,” Maxson added.
“Hoag
is dedicated to providing opportunities
to potential nursing students through its
partnership with CSULB,” said Rick Martin,
vice president of Hoag Memorial Hospital
for patient care services and chief nursing
officer. “By reducing the wait time and
offering more classes, we have a better
chance of decreasing the current nursing
shortage.
Hoag
Hospital has been paying one full-time faculty
position of CSULB nursing department for
three years. “Their financial support will
allow us to provide faculty to teach classes
for 12 additional students,” Maxson said.
It basically helps the Bachelor of Science
in Nursing (BSN) program, which is accredited
by the American Association of College nursing
and the California Board of registered Nursing.
“Rick
Martin is a good man and a wonderful university
citizen,” said Maxson. “He has been a steady
supporter and friend of the university.
His contributions to the nursing program
have helped to maintain CSULB as one of
the premiere nursing programs.”
“Rick
Martin chaired a committee responsible for
instituting major curricular changes in
our nursing program. This helped our nursing
department to become more relevant and on
the cutting edge in our profession,” said
Loucine Huckabay, a chairwoman of nursing
department.
Hoag
is a 409-bed non-profit acute care hospital
and is home to Centers of Excellence in
cancer, heart and vascular, orthopedics
and women’s health services. It is approved
by the Joint Commission on Accrediation
of Healthcare Organizations.
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