NEWS RELEASE – APRIL 18, 2024
ARH Partners with Morehead State University For Tuition Discount For ARH Employees Enrolling in BSN Program
April 18, 2024 — Appalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH) and Morehead State University (MSU) have joined forces to help grow the healthcare workforce in Eastern Kentucky by offering a tuition discount to ARH employees who enroll in MSU’s post-licensure Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program.
ARH signed a memorandum of understanding with MSU on Monday, April 15, at the Hazard ARH Regional Medical Center affirming that any full-time ARH employee who enrolls for the first time or transfer to MSU will receive a 25% tuition discount for the online RN-BSN program.
For first-time undergraduate students who are ARH employees, the enrollment fee will be waived in addition to the discount.
“By partnering with ARH on the employee tuition discount program for the online RN-BSN program, MSU is able to meet students where they are to complete their degrees,” said Director of Transfer Services Jen Timmerman. “The convenient online format allows students to fit coursework into their busy schedule, around their work, family, and other responsibilities.”
“ARH is committed to helping our employees achieve their goals of advancing their careers by providing them opportunities to further their education. This partnership with MSU is an excellent opportunity to invest back into our employees and make an impact on our region’s need for educated and advanced nursing staff,” says Hollie Phillips, ARH President and CEO. “We look forward to working with MSU in this partnership and seeing the lasting effects it will have on our employees, patients and healthcare in the region in years to come.”
Students in Morehead State’s nursing program gain valuable hands-on skills while they study and learn to apply those skills in real-world scenarios. Whether you’re a first-year student or an experienced registered nurse, Morehead State’s Department of Nursing has a program to advance your education and set you on the path to career success. To learn more about nursing programs at MSU, email nursingdept@moreheadstate.edu or call 606-783-2296.
You can learn more about available careers at ARH by visiting https://www.arhcareers.org/career-opportunities/ or by email at careers@arh.org.
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Appalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH) is a not-for-profit health system operating 14 hospitals in Barbourville, Hazard, Harlan, Hyden, Martin, McDowell, Middlesboro, Paintsville, Prestonsburg, West Liberty, Whitesburg, and South Williamson in Kentucky and Beckley and Hinton in West Virginia, as well as multi-specialty physician practices, home health agencies, home medical equipment stores, retail pharmacies, and medical spas. ARH employs approximately 6,700 people with an annual payroll and benefits of $474 million generated into our local economies. ARH also has a network of more than 1,300 providers on staff across its multi-state system. ARH is the largest provider of care, the single largest employer in southeastern Kentucky, and the third-largest private employer in southern West Virginia.