School of Nursing

History

Danville Regional Medical Center School of Health Professions originated with a registered diploma nursing program over one hundred years ago. This nursing program was established in 1898 and began with two students enrolled in a two-year program. Its purpose was to prepare registered nurses who would help enhance the level of health care available in our community. We remain steadfastly dedicated to that same purpose today.

For many years, the ownership of the educational programs was a hospital. The hospital has grown and changed over the years, beginning in 1884 with the “Home of the Sick”, and progressing through names such as Danville General Hospital, The Memorial Hospital, and then as it is known today, Danville Regional Medical Center. The changes in modernization and service expansion brought a need for additional health technology programs. The Radiologic Technology Program opened in February of 2003 due to an increased demand for Radiologic Technologists.

Danville Regional Medical Center School of Health Professions, LLC, owns and operates the School of Health Professions and its programs and is a wholly owned and operated subsidiary of Danville Regional Medical Center, LLC which is a wholly owned subsidiary of LifePoint Hospitals, Incorporated, a publicly traded company, of Brentwood, Tennessee. The School is composed of the merging of Danville Regional Medical Center School of Nursing and Danville Regional Health System Radiologic Technology Program into one entity. The merger allowed for one School to be created with two programs, the diploma Nursing Program and the certificate Radiologic Technology Program.

Today, the Danville Regional Medical Center School of Health Professions has a faculty of approximately 13 and an annual student body of 95 men and women. The faculty is qualified by professional preparation and experience, and committed to creating successful learning experiences. The students will find our School fosters a warm and innovative learning environment where they are challenged to provide excellence in health care in a variety of health care settings. The School and faculty provide mentorship for accountability and responsibility for professionalism and for valuing life-long learning. A large number of graduates become members of Danville Regional Medical Center’s highly motivated and progressive staff. Additionally, the strong clinical background obtained in the School can be utilized as a basis for advanced educational opportunities.

Dedication

This site is dedicated to the memory of Opal Justice and Winsel Keith Harris. 

Opal passed away before graduation and Keith was killed in an automobile accident on his way to work in December of 2000.