UHS-Pruitt Corporation Launches Online University for its Affiliates
UHS-Pruitt Corporation, a multi-faceted healthcare organization, announces a new benefit for seven of its affiliated skilled nursing healthcare centers, an online resource called www.UHSPruittUniversity.com. The customized Learning Management System was created by Care2Learn- a national provider of online training, in-services and continuing education for healthcare providers.
Toccoa, GA (PRWEB) January 3, 2005 -- “I remember the first time I took a
course with Care2Learn and felt that this was a great tool for enhancing our
education and training efforts for our programs”, says Johnnie Sheats, Director
of Education, UHS-Pruitt Corporation. “Care2Learn’s wide ranging library of
courses and its learning management system gives our staff an e-learning
resource that is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We can choose the
courses staff want and need presented on their own university hosted by
Care2learn.”
Over 1530 hours of accredited courses and 30 in-services
are available to healthcare center administrators, nurses and certified nursing
assistants at the seven locations – with plans to offer the benefits throughout
the company after an initial piloting period. As Care2Learn expands its library,
automatically the UHS-Pruitt library will grow allowing for updates and new
course materials. As the pilot project moves forward, Ms. Sheats will add
additional proprietary training and courses to www.UHS-PruittUniversity.com which will be one of the first of
its kind in Georgia.
Neil L. Pruitt, Jr., Chairman and CEO, finds this
benefit and expansion crucial to the success of the company’s commitment to its
residents and also will assist as a recruitment and retention tool for staff in
the challenging world of staff shortages in healthcare.
“E-Learning is a
tremendous resource for health care professionals”, says Pruitt, “The
flexibility of the Internet gives our busy caretakers an easy, convenient and
cost-effective way to stay current and maintain licensure. Being able to control
where, when, and how long the training/learning takes place is invaluable. We
are very excited about our partnership withCare2Learn.”
About UHS-Pruitt
Corporation
UHS-Pruitt Corporation began with its first healthcare center in
1969, and has grown to become one of the largest providers of long-term care and
ancillary services in the Southeast. There are over 80 locations that include
skilled nursing healthcare centers, hospice, and home health agencies. . Other
organizations affiliated with UHS-Pruitt include United Pharmacy, United
Medical, UniHealth, and United Clinical Services. UHS-Pruitt Corporation family
of providers are found in Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. For
further information please go to www.UnihealthSolutions.com.
About
Care2Learn
Care2Learn.com was founded in 2000 by clinical managers from the
long-term care rehabilitation industry. We provide learning management systems
and content for healthcare professionals with engaging, affordable, easy-to-use
online continuing education for 16 different disciplines. For more information
about our corporate solutions, please visit our website at www.Care2Learn.com.
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