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JULY 3, 2024
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LXI • NO 10
Watching out for heat wave hazards BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD
New enrollment program aims to address nursing shortage
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he Hospital and Health System A ssociation of Pennsylvania predicts that a statewide shortage of more than 20,000 nurses will occur by 2026. The predicted deficit is one of the largest in the United States, and experts believe a variety of factors to play a role in the current state of the workforce.
In an effort to address both the imminent shortage and several obstacles encountered by local nursing students, Millersville University has teamed up with HACC, Central Pennsylvania’s Community College to introduce a new enrollment program. O n J une 12 , M i l le rs v i l le University president Daniel Wubah and HACC president John Sygielski attended a signing to
officially launch the two schools’ partnership, which entails a new concurrent enrollment program for students pursuing a career in nursing. Through the program, students may take one course per term at Millersville University as they earn their registered nursing degree at HACC. The program will be offered to students who attend classes at any of HACC’s five locations in Gettysburg, Harrisburg,
Lancaster, Lebanon and York. “ The signing was really an opportunity to bring the presidents and faculty members of both institutions together to formalize the relationship. We work very closely together,” said Kelly Kuhns, who is the chair of Millersville University’s nursing department. By allowing students to kickstart their education at Millersville See Nursing program pg 5
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Millersville University president Daniel Wubah (seated, left) and HACC, Central Pennsylvania’s Community College president John Sygielski (seated, right) attend a signing to announce the schools’ new enrollment program.
According to www.extreme weatherwatch.com, the hottest day in Lancaster County ’s recorded histor y was Aug. 7, 1918, when the temperature peaked at a staggering 107 degrees. This record remains unbroken, but June’s heat wave battered the county with temperatures higher than anything the area has experienced in recent years. Although the extreme weather has affected ever y part of the county, residents of rural townships may face different hazards than others who live in the suburbs, and certain populations are more vulnerable to severe heat. On its website, www.noaa .gov, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration states that heat is one of the primary causes of weather-related deaths in the United States, causing more than 1,000 deaths every year. NOAA also lists newborns, pre g nant women, elderly persons and individuals with chronic illnesses as groups that are more susceptible to serious health issues in hot conditions. Extreme heat events have