CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Prospective students interested in a career in health care are invited to the Spring Preview Day at Mercy’s Southeast Missouri Hospital College of Nursing and Health Sciences.
The annual event slated for 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, March 15, provides high school students and anyone looking for a new career an opportunity to check out health care fields offered by the College of Nursing and Health Sciences, 2001 William St., Cape Girardeau.
At the open-house style event, visitors can learn about health care careers, tour the college, see lab demonstrations and meet with faculty, current students and health care professionals. Financial aid resources will also be available. Presentations regarding admissions will be at 9:30 a.m. and 11 a.m.
“This is one of our favorite annual events, a chance to invite those interested in health care and show them how meaningful these careers can be for patients and themselves,” said Jeremy Waterbury, admissions counselor at Mercy’s Southeast Missouri Hospital College of Nursing and Health Sciences. “Our college is growing, and we have so many paths students can take. It’s not just a college for those getting started. We offer several paths for current health care professionals to expand their education. We also have small class sizes, which really helps students bond with one another and get one-on-one attention with our staff and faculty.”
To learn more about Mercy’s Southeast Missouri Hospital College of Nursing and Health Sciences, call 573-334-6825 or visit www.sehcollege.edu
Mercy, one of the 15 largest U.S. health systems and named the top large system in the U.S. for excellent patient experience by NRC Health, serves millions annually with nationally recognized care and one of the nation’s largest and highest performing Accountable Care Organizations in quality and cost. Mercy is a highly integrated, multi-state health care system including 50 acute care and specialty (heart, children’s, orthopedic and rehab) hospitals, convenient and urgent care locations, imaging centers and pharmacies. Mercy has over 1,000 physician practice locations and outpatient facilities, more than 5,000 physicians and advanced practitioners and more than 50,000 co-workers serving patients and families across Arkansas, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma. Mercy also has clinics, outpatient services and outreach ministries in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. In fiscal year 2023 alone, Mercy provided more than half a billion dollars of free care and other community benefits, including traditional charity care and unreimbursed Medicaid.