Nursing School Partners With RGV Hospitals
Three Rio Grande Valley hospitals are addressing the region’s chronic nursing shortage with a bold plan to develop their own registered nurses. The hospitals are Harlingen Medical Center, Mission Regional Medical Center and Knapp Medical Center in Weslaco. The group’s parent company is California-based Prime Healthcare. The latter has entered into an agreement with the Texas School of Health Sciences to offer an 18-month, 40-hour weekly immersion program that will…