Warren, OH (May 18, 2022) - Kent State University at Trumbull believes Mercy Health's development of land adjacent to its campus will provide many opportunities for local students.
In Wednesday's release, Mercy Health, part of Bon Secours Mercy Health, one of the 20 largest health systems in the United States and the fifth-largest Catholic health system, announced its intent to develop the 62.88 acres and move hospital operations.
"This is exciting news for our students, campus, and community," said Bill Ayres, Ph.D., dean and chief administrative officer of the Trumbull campus. "We look forward to working with our partners at Mercy Health to explore additional internship and educational opportunities that will support our students and the health care industry in the Mahoning Valley."
Kent State nursing students currently complete practicums at Mercy Health's Trumbull County facilities. The partnership could expand to include clinical and internship opportunities for Kent State students pursuing associate degrees in radiologic and imaging sciences technology, physical therapy assistant technology, occupational therapy assistant technology, respiratory therapy technology, and mammography certification.
Kent State Trumbull's campus currently sits on more than 350 acres, with three academic buildings occupying over 246,000 square feet and a two-acre natural resource in Lake Anne. The Kent State Board of Trustees approved the land sale in October 2020.
"Our mission is to create learning opportunities for our students so that they can create a better world," Ayres said. "This partnership allows us to leverage our strengths as part of Kent State's eight-campus system and our commitment to the businesses, organizations, and people of the Mahoning Valley."
About Mercy Health - Youngstown
Mercy Health - Youngstown is part of Bon Secours Mercy Health one of the 20 largest health systems in the United States and the fifth-largest Catholic health system in the country. The ministry’s quality, compassionate care is provided by more than 60,000 associates serving communities in Florida, Kentucky, Maryland, New York, Ohio, South Carolina and Virginia, as well as throughout Ireland. Mercy Health – Youngstown is an integrated health system in the Mahoning Valley, which encompasses the Youngstown/Warren metropolitan area – Mahoning, Trumbull and Columbiana counties in Ohio. Mercy Health - Youngstown provides a full spectrum of health care services – acute inpatient and trauma, outpatient and ambulatory, rehabilitation, behavioral, emergency and urgent care, primary care, specialist physician care, home health, home medical equipment, and hospice care, as well as Mercy Health Foundation Mahoning Valley. The mission of Mercy Health – Youngstown is to extend the compassionate ministry of Jesus by improving the health and well-being of our communities and bring good help to those in need, especially people who are poor, dying and underserved. Learn more at www.mercy.com.
About Kent State University
Kent State University is one of 91 public doctoral universities with high research activity, as categorized by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. Kent State is the highest-ranking public university in Northern Ohio on the Top Public Schools and Best National Universities lists by U.S. News & World Report. With eight campuses spanning Northeast Ohio, a College of Podiatric Medicine, a Twinsburg Academic Center and academic sites in major world cities, such as New York City, Geneva and Florence, Kent State is one of Ohio’s leading public universities and a major educational, economic and cultural resource far beyond the Northeast Ohio region it has served since 1910. The student body comprises more than 36,000 students, including more than 1,300 international students from nearly 100 countries, and the worldwide alumni family exceeds 257,000. The addition of new learning environments from the sciences to the arts and the development of exciting new academic programs characterize Kent State’s focus on transformational educational experiences.
For more information about Kent State, visit www.kent.edu.
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