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MSHA donates beds, medical equipment to local schools
Recent equipment upgrades at Mountain States Health Alliance facilities have allowed the health system to donate more than 50 hospital beds to local schools for use in training future medical professionals. “This is a God-send,” said Tennessee Technology Center nursing instructor Sandy Barker of the five hospital beds donated to her classroom. “We have wanted these for so long.” The beds will assist training programs at TTC as well as East Tennessee State University, King College, Milligan College and numerous area high schools. TTC also received other equipment such as a ventilator and pulse oximeter. “It is very difficult to give our students the best possible education without having actual hospital equipment for them to train on,” said Barker, who has in the past been forced to substitute tables for beds in the clinical training at TTC. “There was no way we could afford to purchase all of this, so the help from Mountain States was extremely important.” “Based upon salvage equipment availability, MSHA is pleased to be able to donate to the various nursing programs in the community,” Dale Claytore, MSHA's chief resource officer, said. “MSHA benefits from being able to hire nurses and other health-care professionals who have familiarity with our beds and equipment.” TTC Director Jerry Patton said the equipment will help further the success of students at his school. “MSHA's donation of hospital beds and respirator for the nursing lab at Tennessee Technology Center at Elizabethton will go a long way in providing the necessary hands-on training for students in our Practical Nursing Program,” Patton said. “An average of 370 students are admitted to the program each year and 95 percent of our graduates pass the State Board of Nursing exam on the first attempt, a tribute to the excellent instruction provided by our nursing faculty and the clinical experiences received by our students. We gratefully acknowledge that MSHA is a part of our success story and look forward to continuing to work with the health-care organization.” (Johnson City Press, 7/22/05) Home | About Milligan | Admission | Academics | Student life |
