Intermountain Healthcare recently donated $100,000 to Salt
Lake Community College in support of a scholarship program that will benefit
diversity in nursing.
“We are excited to support the Salt Lake Community College
nursing program in this important work that will benefit the nursing students
and also the many patients they will serve throughout their careers,” said
Mikelle Moore, vice president of Intermountain Community Benefit. “Healthcare
and nursing leaders recognize the connection between a diverse nursing
workforce and the ability to provide high quality care to meet a variety of
patient needs in our communities. Our priority is to improve health in all communities
we serve.”
The donation through Intermountain Healthcare represents a
partnership between SLCC’s nursing program and Intermountain Healthcare’s Human
Resources and Nursing departments. The goal is to help diverse students become
nurses in order to assist with the growing need for non-English speaking nurses
in the Salt Lake Valley.
“In terms of diversity, we’re always looking at ways to
support diversity because we have so many different populations in Utah now,”
said JoAnne Wright, SLCC dean of the School of Health Sciences. “We want to
make sure that our nursing program reflects that changing population. It’s a
very generous gift, and I think it’s a really valuable partnership.”
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