Hospital President Rex Brown, left, with Senator Dick Durbin and CNA instructor Stacy Payne.

Senator Durbin Visits CNA Pilot Program 
During Tour Of Hospital Campus

A unique program for beginning nursing students was visited by Illinois Senator Dick Durbin when he toured the Hillsboro Area Hospital campus Monday morning, Jan. 9.

Using state-of-the-art distance learning technology in her classroom in the Hospital's Education Center, instructor Stacy Payne, RN, teaches 14 students located in classrooms at Hillsboro High School, Litchfield High School and Lincolnwood High School in Raymond.

The students are enrolled in the Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) program offered as a dual-credit class by Hillsboro High School and Lincoln Land Community College. Upon successful completion of the full-year course (August-May), students will have earned 6-1/2 prerequisite credits to directly enter LLCC's nursing program for either Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) certification or a Registered Nurse (RN) degree. >> read full story