"[Galen College of Nursing has] exceeded enrollment expectations, which emphasizes that it's not that people are not interested in nursing; it’s that there's a barrier for them getting into nursing school, so Galen is opening that up." — Sammie Mosier, DHA, MBA, BSN, NE-BC, CMSRN, senior vice president and chief nurse executive, HCA Healthcare Since HCA Healthcare acquired a majority share of Galen College of Nursing in 2020, it has expanded from a handful of campuses nationwide to 19, plus an online program. For this week's lead story, I spoke with Sammie Mosier, senior executive vice president and chief nurse executive, about the health system’s supercharged approach to educating future nurses amid a national nursing shortage. |