Heritage Valley and CCBC Combine Radiology Schools
Posted on: Monday, 2 October 2006, 12:01 CDT
BEAVER, Pa., Oct. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Heritage Valley Health System and the Community College of Beaver County (CCBC) announced today that they have formed an academic partnership to offer a program in radiologic technology. Students will combine a college education in basic sciences at CCBC with didactic and technical training at the Heritage Valley Health System.
Norman F. Mitry, President and CEO of Heritage Valley Health System, announced that agreement on this partnership was reached in late August, just in time for the fall semester classes. The merged program will provide an opportunity for students to earn their radiologic technologist certificate from Heritage Valley Health System as well as an associate degree in applied technology from CCBC. Mitry acknowledged that this program is a tremendous example of community organizations working together.
"The Community College had an urgent need for instructors and clinical space. Since Heritage Valley already had an established radiologic technician program, we were able to accommodate their students and enhance our program at the same time," Mitry noted. He added, "This program is a real win not only for both organizations, but more importantly, the students as well."
"We are very pleased to partner with the Community College of Beaver County and to have the opportunity to educate their students," said Rosemary Nolan, COO of Heritage Valley Beaver. "Diagnostic imaging is becoming such an important diagnostic tool; we need to educate and train more radiologic technicians to keep pace with this ever-advancing field." Currently there are 41 students in this merged program.
Dr. Joe Forrester, president of CCBC, added, "Heritage Valley is the leader in healthcare in our area and it made sense to us to partner with them. Merging our radiology programs will give all the students involved a wider depth and breadth of the field since they will be in the hospital getting trained on the equipment they will use when they complete the program." Forrester noted, "Creating this partnership with Heritage Valley can only improve on the quality of our program and enhance the capabilities of our students. In the end, that means better health care for the community."
Heritage Valley Health System provides comprehensive health care for residents of Allegheny, Beaver, Butler and Lawrence counties, in Pennsylvania; eastern Ohio; and the panhandle of West Virginia. In partnership with more than 500 physicians, Heritage Valley offers a broad range of medical, surgical and diagnostic services at its two hospitals, Heritage Valley Beaver, and Heritage Valley Sewickley; in physician offices; and in community satellite facilities. Additional information about Heritage Valley Health System is available online at http://www.heritagevalley.org/.
Heritage Valley Health System
CONTACT: Scott Monit of Heritage Valley Health System, +1-724-773-2046
Web site: http://www.heritagevalley.org/
Source: PRNewswire
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