COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 17,
2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Hondros
College of Nursing and OhioHealth will expand their
community commitment by establishing the OhioHealth Nursing Equity
Scholarship, aimed at addressing the critical nursing workforce
shortage impacting Ohio.
Beginning this fall, OhioHealth will provide selected
scholarship recipients financial support towards their Associate
Degree in Nursing program with the Hondros
College of Nursing Westerville campus in Columbus. Students will complete the required
academic coursework at Hondros College
of Nursing and complete most of their clinical experiences at
OhioHealth.
"As a clear leader in the healthcare space, OhioHealth is
an organization where Hondros College
of Nursing graduates want to work. In fact, across their care
sites, our graduates and current students are gaining clinical
experience at these facilities," said Harry
Wilkins, CEO of Hondros College
of Nursing. "This scholarship will benefit both our students and
OhioHealth as we help strengthen the nursing workforce and address
the critical nursing shortage in the region."
Both Ohio and the nation are
facing a nursing shortage that will most likely continue for at
least the next eight years. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
projects about 203,200 registered nursing (RN) job openings
each year from 2021-2031 and 58,880 openings each year for
Licensed Practical Nurses, on average, from 2021-2031.
"Hondros nurses are well prepared
for work with the technical skills, caring nature and an ability to
adapt to changing situations," said Cynthia
Latney, MSN, RN, OhioHealth senior vice president and chief
nursing executive. "This scholarship program will help
provide OhioHealth with an ongoing pipeline of great nurses
for our system who can make a difference in our patients' lives and
improve our community."
Hondros College of Nursing students
must apply for the OhioHealth Nursing Equity Scholarship and will
have the opportunity to be employed as a full-time licensed
Registered Nurse at an OhioHealth facility after graduation and
licensure.
About Hondros College of Nursing
Hondros College of Nursing educates students at six
Ohio campuses, one campus in
Indiana and one in
Michigan. In Akron, Cincinnati/West
Chester, Cleveland/Independence, Columbus/Westerville, Dayton, and Toledo/Maumee, Hondros
offers students an opportunity to earn a Practical Nursing Diploma
and an Associate Degree in Nursing. In Indianapolis, Ind. and Detroit, Mich., Hondros offers the Practical Nursing Diploma
program. Hondros College of Nursing is
dedicated to its mission as well as the students,
partners, and communities in which they serve. For additional
information, please visit hondros.edu. For complete
information about accreditation, please visit
hondros.edu/accreditation. Hondros College of Nursing cannot
guarantee employment or salary. Hondros
College of Nursing is a subsidiary of American Public
Education, Inc. (NASDAQ: APEI).
About OhioHealth
Based in Columbus, Ohio, OhioHealth is a nationally
recognized, not-for-profit, charitable, healthcare outreach of the
United Methodist Church. Serving its communities since 1891,
OhioHealth is a family of 35,000 associates, physicians and
volunteers, and a network of 14 hospitals, three joint-venture
hospitals, one managed-affiliate hospital, 200+ ambulatory sites
and other health services spanning a 50-county area. It has been
recognized by FORTUNE as one of the "100 Best Companies to Work
For" 15 times since 2007. For more information, visit
ohiohealth.com.
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