On September 11, 2024, in Cedar, As a partner in nursing education for the area, McLeod Health has given money to a nursing school in the area. Your $25,000 gift to Northeastern Technical College (NETC) this year shows that you value the educational opportunities it provides. There are NETC sites in both Cheraw and Dillon.
Nursing is the biggest health care profession in the country and the largest single group of hospital staff. The US Department of Health and Human Services has found that by 2030, South Carolina will be one of only four states with a lack of more than 10,000 nurses. More nurses will be needed to take care of older people, who tend to have more health problems than younger people.
“The need for healthcare services is growing as the number of baby boomers who are getting older keeps going up,” said Kasey Bustamante, Chief Nursing Officer for McLeod Health Dillon.
“Because of this, we need more nurses than ever to teach and care for patients.” Thus, it is very important for our healthcare company to back the education program at Northeastern Technical College so that we can keep teaching nurses for many years to come.
Bustamante says that nurses play a big part in making sure that people get good health care. The nurse said, “McLeod Health knows how important our nurse is to patient care.” “They do a great deal to make sure our hospitals run smoothly and quickly.”
A nurse’s other important jobs include advocating for patients, making sure the workplace is safe, helping to make health policies, and teaching patients. Because McLeod Health has skilled nurses on its medical staff, it can fulfill its goal to give patients in the region high-quality health care.
The rural area is very lucky to have Northeastern Technical College’s excellent nursing education program. Nurses are very important to both health care and the business of the area.
“These great organizations are helping us out, and we’re grateful,” said Bren Lowe, CEO of McLeod Health Cheraw. “We depend on each graduating class to send us qualified, well-educated people.”
Northeastern Technical College gives students the chance to move up in the field of nursing by giving them multiple related health credentials that can be stacked on top of each other. If a student wants to become a registered nurse, they can go straight into the two-year ADN program.
If they want to become a licensed practical nurse, they can go into the one-year LPN program. Students can start with the Nursing Assistant and/or Phlebotomy program, then move on to the one-year LPN program to get a better certification, and finally move on to the college’s ADN program, which prepares students for the Registered Nurse (RN) boards.
CEO of Northeastern Technical College, Dr. Kyle Wagner, says, “NETC is happy to work with McLeod Health.” “This kind gift will help students and the community a lot by focusing the nursing education program on important health issues in rural South Carolina.”
Dr. Wagner said that McLeod’s input was very important for the partnership to continue working together to improve health education and care in rural areas across the state.
Dr. Wagner said, “We are thankful for McLeod Health’s help.” „McLeod’s unwavering help is making nursing degrees possible for hundreds of students in our rural area.
They are ready to share facilities and provide staff for clinical work, which is very important for meeting the healthcare needs of the community and helping our health sciences programs at Northeastern Technical College grow.
McLeod is a great place to work and helps our rural areas by giving many of our graduates good jobs. We are excited about the many years to come and how our partnership will continue to grow.
“Funding and relationships with nursing schools are very important to McLeod Health and our community,” said Dan Allen, Chief Nursing Officer for McLeod Health Cheraw. “These future nurses are needed in the area and in the state.” They are an important part of making sure that our communities have access to high-quality health care.