Archive for August, 2010

100% Hospital Support

We are proud to announce that SNMIC received support letters from 100% of the hospitals in Clark County.  That is an amazing accomplishment and goes to demonstrate the importance of this workforce training grant and the level of confidence our area hospitals have in the Southern Nevada Medical Industry Coalition.

August 17, 2010 • Posted in: Uncategorized • No Comments

Grant – Wrap Up

Wow!!!!!  This has been an amazing experience.  The Southern Nevada Medical Industry Coalition truly came together to submit a winning (we feel) grant proposal.  When Workforce Connections sought out a group that could bring ‘collaboration’ to the health care community for workforce development – SNMIC demonstrated how it is done. I want to personally thank [...]

August 17, 2010 • Posted in: Uncategorized • No Comments

Nevada Cancer Institute provides support

SNMIC is proud to announce that it received a letter of support from Nevada Cancer Institute for our grant proposal for the orientation of new nurses.  Nevada Cancer Institute reduces the burden of cancer for Nevada, the nation and the world through innovative and collaborative research, education and patient care.  They were also the recipient of [...]

August 17, 2010 • Posted in: Uncategorized • No Comments

Boulder City Hospital shows support

Boulder City Hospital provided a letter of support for the SNMIC grant proposal.  This is big news.  Why?  Two reasons: This means SNMIC received letters of support from 100% of the hospitals in Clark County. Boulder City Hospital is recognized as the only rural hospital in Clark County. Boulder City Hospital is a non-profit 20-bed [...]

August 16, 2010 • Posted in: Uncategorized • No Comments

Done – Grant Proposal Received

August 13, 2010 • Posted in: Uncategorized • No Comments

Vegas PBS offers support

SNMIC is very happy to report that Vegas PBS has offered their full support and partnership for our Career Advancement and Retention in Healthcare grant! Vegas PBS is a valued community leader and we are thrilled to have their support. With the current employment rate over 14%, Vegas PBS has provided vital information for our community [...]

August 13, 2010 • Posted in: Uncategorized • No Comments

Valley Health System University pledges support

Great news, The Valley Health System University, the training/education division of The Valley Health System, has pledged their support and partnership. Their Chief Learning Officer, Michele Nichols, is an active member of our SNMIC Education Task Force and has already provided valuable input in creating our Career Advancement and Retention in Healthcare grant, specifically the [...]

August 13, 2010 • Posted in: Uncategorized • No Comments

HealthInsight supports SNMIC

HealthInsight is the latest organization offering their support to SNMIC and our grant!  HealthInsight is a private, non-profit community based organization dedicated to improving the healthcare systems of Nevada. HealthInsight is the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) – designated Chartered Value Exchange, the Medicare Quality Improvement Organization (QIO), and the Health Information Technology Regional [...]

August 13, 2010 • Posted in: Uncategorized • No Comments

University of Phoenix supports SNMIC

Joining our roster of outstanding colleges in Southern Nevada, University of Phoenix has offered their support! They wish to partner with SNMIC to implement the Career Advancement and Retention in Healthcare grant, particularly the Nurse Internship program. With Nevada’s high unemployment levels, and the overall growth of the healthcare industry, they understand the need to develop [...]

August 13, 2010 • Posted in: Uncategorized • No Comments

Healthcare Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Nevada Chapter pledges support

We  have another great healthcare organization offering their support! The Nevada Chapter of Healthcare Information Management Society is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting healthcare information and management systems. As the largest and only dedicated global healthcare information and management systems association, HIMSS serves more than 20,000 individual members in the United States and internationally, 47 state [...]

August 13, 2010 • Posted in: Uncategorized • No Comments
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