Mercy University, based in Dobbs Ferry, NY has been educating and preparing nurses for the past 40 years. Mercy has further increased its commitment to educating and preparing the next generation of nurses and healthcare professionals, with the opening of a School of Nursing in June 2023. This will help to fill the growing need for health professionals, particularly in the Hudson Valley and the New York metro area.
Mercy University’s School of Nursing houses both undergraduate and graduate nursing programs. The program was recently expanded to include three Master’s degree programs as well an expansion with Nursing students from the College of New Rochelle, which closed in 2019.
Grants Awarded:
2023 - Training
2023 - TrainingCDF provided funds to Mercy University, School of Nursing toward the purchase of numerous items for their pediatric simulation lab needed in order to train students and first-line responders for skills acquisition and mastery as related to pediatric care. Items included a Pediatric Drager Evita XL Ventilator with NeoFlow, The Kangaroo Joey Enteral Feeding Pump, a Shiley Pediatric Tracheostomy Tubes in two sizes.