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What a deal! NY nurses get paid to learn

Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, March 24, 2006

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Nurses at Bassett Healthcare (BH) in Cooperstown, NY, are quickly climbing the educational ladder, thanks in part to a grant from Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, New York State's largest nonprofit health plan. BH, a network of four hospitals and 23 medical centers, received the three-year, $125,000 grant as part of Excellus' "Caring for Community" initiative.

Through the program, BH employees can study at the State University of New York (SUNY) College of Technology at Delhi or at Hartwick College in Oneonta, while still keeping their jobs at BH. Licensed practical nurses at BH can work toward becoming registered nurses, and registered nurses who have an associate's degree can work toward a bachelor's degree. Enrolled employees need only pay for their textbooks and some student fees-BH covers the rest. In return, the employee must work in acute-care nursing at Bassett for one year for each year that Bassett paid tuition.

Source: The Daily Star Online (Oneonta, NY)

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