Mary Lanning Healthcare, UNMC partner to form accelerated nursing program

HASTINGS, NE — Mary Lanning Healthcare and the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing are working together to bring an accelerated nursing program to Hastings.

UNMC students who are part of the Accelerated Program earn their Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degree in 12 months. Through this new partnership, Accelerated BSN students in the Kearney Division who would like immersive clinical rotations complete their didactic courses at the UNMC Kearney campus while receiving clinical training at Mary Lanning. Hospital officials hope this leads many students to star their nursing careers at Mary Lanning.

UNMC College of Nursing Dean Juliann Sebastian spoke at a ceremony on Wednesday.

“This is going to provide us with a new approach of clinical immersion in a single facility where the students will become enmeshed in the culture and the values and the organizational mission of Mary Lanning Healthcare,” Sebastian said.

Applications for the accelerated program, Clinical Pathway Partnership, are now being accepted and opportunities for scholarships and housing are available. The first students will begin in 2023.