July 11, 2023
Officials from Cameron Memorial Community Hospital, Trine University, the city of Angola and other partners broke ground July 10 on a new, state-of-the-art 32,000-square-foot facility on Cameron’s campus.
The Cameron Education and Innovation Center, announced in March, will serve as a key component of Trine’s new Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) program. The ASN program will combine the full experience of on-campus learning with an accelerated acclimation to the healthcare environment.
Angie Logan, Cameron Hospital CEO, called the groundbreaking an “exciting milestone” that symbolizes collaboration, partnerships and “our future.”
“I feel like we all have a common vision, a common mission, and we are all in this together,” she said. “Today is exciting for the future of healthcare and for the future of education.”
Innovative education partnership
Referencing Trine University, Logan said, “We so blessed that you have made a decision to bring an elite nursing program that will serve Steuben County and northeast Indiana.”
In response, John Shannon, Ph.D., Trine University president, noted that during the site review by the Indiana State Board of Nursing, the reviewer stated, “she had never seen such an innovative partnership between a university and a hospital where a nursing program was concerned.”
“She said that this program brings her hope for the future of nursing in Indiana,” he said.
Dr. Shannon said the Cameron-Trine relationship “will produce highly qualified outstanding nurses ready to hit the ground running upon graduation from the program.”
“Through our mutual cooperation, collaboration and open communication, students will develop as future nurses, the university will grow and the hospital will thrive, all of which will be a tremendous benefit to the city of Angola and the surrounding community,” he said.
Julie McCormick, Chief Nursing Office at Cameron Hospital, said, “The Cameron Education and Innovation Center will offer a dynamic space for collaboration, experimentation and problem-solving where soon-to-be nurses can come together to explore new ideas and technologies and feel confident in their skills and abilities.”
In closing, Logan said the facility and ASN program “will serve as a testament to our collective vision, dedication and commitment to our community and provide a very unique opportunity to students.”
Cameron Education and Innovation Center
The three-story facility, located on the southwest side of Cameron’s campus, will include multiple classrooms, four simulation rooms, two control rooms for the simulation rooms, one debrief room, a ten-bed skills lab, and offices for Trine faculty, Cameron educators and staff. Additional shell space will also be included to support future growth needs.
Trine’s new Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) program, approved by the Indiana State Board of Nursing on March 16, will aid in addressing existing and projected nursing shortages anticipated over the next decade.
The program runs five semesters and allows graduates to apply for licensure as a registered nurse by examination.
Offering personal attention, practical experience and state-of-the-art facilities in Trine University’s Best Hall expansion as well as Cameron’s new Education and Innovation Center, Trine’s ASN program will graduate nurses who are equipped with the nursing knowledge and critical thinking and reasoning skills to provide safe, compassionate, patient-centric holistic care to diverse populations while working collaboratively with other healthcare professionals.
To learn more about the program, or to apply for admission, visit trine.edu/asn.
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