Huron School of Nursing is accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission and approved by the Ohio Board of Nursing. The National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC) is a resource for information about this nursing program, including its tuition, fees, and length of program. NLNAC; 61 Broadway, 33rd Flr.; New York, NY 10006; Telephone 800-669-1656, extension 153. Huron School of Nursing graduates are eligible to take the NCLEX-RN licensure exam.

 

History

Huron School of Nursing has been innovative in nursing education for over a century. The two year Day and Evening/Weekend registered nursing (RN) programs provide a rapid route to a professional credential and have been designed so that the graduate is educationally prepared to continue on with his/her nursing education.

The college courses required for the program include the majority of the support courses required for Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) completion programs and provide students with a comprehensive liberal arts and science background and a strong emphasis on clinical nursing practice. Graduates of Huron School of Nursing are excellently prepared to begin nursing careers in a variety of health care settings.

 

Opened in 1884 as the Cleveland Training School for Nurses, the School of Nursing followed the Florence Nightingale model for schools of nursing. It was the first such school west of the Allegheny Mountains. The establishment of the School of Nursing signaled the beginning of a trend that led to a more rigorous academic and clinical program for the education of registered nurses. Today, as part of the Cleveland Clinic Health System, Huron School of Nursing continues to provide high quality educational resources to meet the needs of the traditional and non-traditional student.

A branch campus at South Pointe Hospital is planned for August 2007.

 

Huron Hospital Overview

Tracing its origins to 1856 when it opened as the 20-bed Lake Street Hospital, Huron Hospital was established as downtown Cleveland's Huron Road Hospital in 1874. In 1935, it was relocated to part of the former John D. Rockefeller estate in East Cleveland. Huron Road Hospital became a founding member of the Meridia Health System in 1984. In 1997, the Meridia Health System joined the Cleveland Clinic Foundation and became part of the Cleveland Clinic Health System. The former Meridia Hospitals that now form the Cleveland Clinic East are Euclid, Hillcrest, Huron and South Pointe Hospitals.

 

Cleveland Clinic Health System Overview

The Cleveland Clinic Health System (CCHS) was formed by a series of mergers among Greater Cleveland hospitals, as a response to changes in the regional health care marketplace. Consisting of outstanding community hospitals, the Cleveland Clinic Health System represents one of the most comprehensive provider systems in the region. With the ability to provide a broad range of services, realize the advantages of wide geographic distribution, and enjoy special economies of scale, the Cleveland Clinic Health System is formidably positioned to meet the challenges of rising health care costs. Under the leadership of the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, the Cleveland Clinic Health System assures that the Greater Cleveland area will have a solid source of high quality community health care for a long time to come.

 

CCHS offers a full continuum of care, improved quality and lower cost of care to Northeast Ohio residents. The CCHS hospitals include the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Euclid Hospital, Fairview Hospital, Hillcrest Hospital, Huron Hospital, Lakewood Hospital, Lutheran Hospital, Marymount Hospital and South Pointe Hospital and an affiliated member, Ashtabula County Medical Center.