In the News
New pavilion to transform health sciences education at Marywood UniversityScranton Times-Tribune
Dunmore, PA,
June 17, 2024
"I think we can all agree the nurses are the backbone of our health care system," Cartwright said. "They provide the front-line care that northeastern Pennsylvania families and patients rely on. At no time in history has the need to support nursing education been more important. As our population ages and our health care workforce diminishes, nurses and advanced practitioners are becoming ever more central to the health and well-being of our community."
An addition to the Keith J. O'Neill Center for Healthy Families at Marywood University will prepare students for careers in the health care industry through enhanced technology and opportunities to gain valuable experience. The new, 15,000-square-foot Pascucci Family Health Sciences Pavilion brings nursing students, previously housed in a different building across campus, into the same space as the other health profession students. The approximately $11.5 million cost of the pavilion was funded through the support of the Pascucci family and other donors, in addition to $2.6 million U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright, D-8, Moosic, secured for the project through a Community Project Funding grant. "I think we can all agree the nurses are the backbone of our health care system," Cartwright said. "They provide the front-line care that northeastern Pennsylvania families and patients rely on. At no time in history has the need to support nursing education been more important. As our population ages and our health care workforce diminishes, nurses and advanced practitioners are becoming ever more central to the health and well-being of our community." |