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July 11, 2012

Memorial Faith Community/Parish Nurse Class announced

Submitted by Memorial Health Care System

CHATTANOOGA — Registered nurses interested in providing a health ministry in their churches or synagogues are invited to join the Fall 2012 Faith Community Nurse/Parish Nurse Class offered by Memorial.

The 22nd Faith Community Nurse/Parish Nurse Class will begin on August 15, 2012, and end with a commissioning service on October 9, 2012. Three 8-hour day sessions are scheduled for August 15, 22, and 29; three 3-hour evening sessions will be held on September 6 and 20 and October 4. All six sessions must be completed to meet course requirements. The application process including tuition deposit is due by August 1, 2012.

“Because of the importance of the spiritual dimension in life and healing, Memorial offers this program to prepare registered nurses to establish health ministry programs in their congregations or faith communities,” explains Connie Blake, Faith Community Nursing Coordinator. “Faith Community/Parish nurses serve as a vital link between health care and church communities.”

Please contact Connie Blake, FCN Coordinator at (423) 495-6163 or email connie_blake@memorial.org for additional information including the tuition cost.

 

Memorial Health Care System is a not-for-profit, faith-based healthcare organization dedicated to the healing ministry of the Church. Founded by the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth and strengthened as part of Catholic Health Initiatives, it offers a continuum of care including preventative, primary and acute hospital care, as well as cancer and cardiac care, orthopedic and rehabilitation services. Memorial is a regional referral center of choice with 4,000 associates and more than 700 affiliated physicians providing health care throughout Southeast Tennessee and North Georgia.  Memorial Health Care System is recognized as one of the nation's 100 Top Hospitals® by Thomson Reuters, the health care industry's leading source of information on hospital quality. To learn more, visit www.memorial.org.

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