¹û¶³´«Ã½/Cleveland Clinic Martin Health Named National Finalist for 2019 AACC Outstanding ¹û¶³´«Ã½/Corporate Partnership Award
¹û¶³´«Ã½/Cleveland Clinic Martin Health Named National Finalist for 2019 AACC Outstanding ¹û¶³´«Ã½/Corporate Partnership Award
April 30, 2019 Robert Lane
¹û¶³´«Ã½ River State ¹û¶³´«Ã½ was named a national finalist for the 2019 American Association for Community ¹û¶³´«Ã½s (AACC) Outstanding ¹û¶³´«Ã½/Corporate Partnership Award for its partnership with Cleveland Clinic Martin Health.
¹û¶³´«Ã½ and Cleveland Clinic Martin Health were selected as the American Association of Community ¹û¶³´«Ã½s Outstanding (AACC) ¹û¶³´«Ã½/Corporate Partnership 2019 Finalist. Shown here during a presentation ceremony at Tradition Medical Center in Port St. Lucie are (left to right) Ann Hubbard, ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Dean of Health Science, Debbie Perez, Cleveland Clinic Martin Health Assistant VP of HR, Susan Clark Cleveland Clinic Martin Health Chief Nursing Officer, and, Patricia Gagliano, ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Assistant Dean of Nursing.
Recognizing the need to expand its hospital workforce, Cleveland Clinic Martin Health and ¹û¶³´«Ã½ collaborated to expand nursing enrollment. Financial support from Cleveland Clinic Martin Health enabled ¹û¶³´«Ã½ to add four, full-time nursing faculty and create a $130,000 lab. This resulted in 80 additional students admitted to the ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Nursing Program.
To promote student success, an Advanced Learning for Student Nurse Program was created to align curriculum at ¹û¶³´«Ã½ with Cleveland Clinic Martin Health’s employment needs. Students enrolled in the program were also hired as nurse technicians with Cleveland Clinic Martin Health and provided $20,000 in scholarships. Of the 80 new students, 97% graduated from ¹û¶³´«Ã½ and passed the National Council of Licensure Examination (NCLEX) on the first attempt. Upon successful completion of the program, 100% of the graduates were guaranteed employment with Cleveland Clinic Martin Health for two years.
The average annual wage for a registered nurse in the region is $44,512. With 80 new nurses, the area revenue generated equals $3.5 million annually, narrowing the wage and skills gap.