St. Luke's College of Health Sciences
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Saint Luke's College of Health Sciences is a nursing school
associated with Saint Luke's Health System
in Kansas City, Missouri
that has graduated 3,500 nurses since its founding in 1903 in its Bachelor of Science in nursing program.
took over the hospital in 1903 and established the School of Nursing. The first graduate of the program was in 1906.
In the 1920s St. Luke's moved to its present location. The library moved to the Helen F. Spencer Center for Education in 1972 and the student residence moved to 4545 Washington in 1987.
In 1991, the Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree program was launched.
In 2010, Dean L. Hubbard
became the interim president and was named president in March 2011.
Nursing school
A nursing school is a type of educational institution, or part thereof, providing education and training to become a fully qualified nurse. The nature of nursing education and nursing qualifications varies considerably across the world.-United Kingdom:...
associated with Saint Luke's Health System
Saint Luke's Health System
St. Luke's Health System in non-profit hospital network in northeast Kansas and northwest Missouri. It traces its history to its home hospital Saint Luke's Hospital which was established in 1882.It's hospital include:...
in Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...
that has graduated 3,500 nurses since its founding in 1903 in its Bachelor of Science in nursing program.
History
The school traces its history to All Saints Hospital at 10th and Campbell Streets in Kansas City that opened in 1885 with a nursing school opening in 1887. Saint Luke's Hospital (Kansas City, Missouri)Saint Luke's Hospital (Kansas City, Missouri)
Saint Luke's Hospital is an tertiary care hospital located in Kansas City, Missouri. It is part of the Saint Luke's Health System.-Hospital Background:...
took over the hospital in 1903 and established the School of Nursing. The first graduate of the program was in 1906.
In the 1920s St. Luke's moved to its present location. The library moved to the Helen F. Spencer Center for Education in 1972 and the student residence moved to 4545 Washington in 1987.
In 1991, the Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree program was launched.
In 2010, Dean L. Hubbard
Dean L. Hubbard
Dean L. Hubbard was the university president of Northwest Missouri State University from 1984 until 2009—the longest of any president in the school history....
became the interim president and was named president in March 2011.