Education
Lourdes Center for Public Health
Recognizing the import role that public health and population-based methodologies can play in effective health promotion and disease prevention, the Lourdes Health System established the Lourdes Center for Public Health to engage in public health studies and activities in the communities served by those New Jersey hospitals that are members of Catholic Health East.
The Center partners with community organizations and with regional academic institutions in projects of applied public health practice. By engaging the academic community and graduate-level public health students in research, the Center addresses public health concerns and encourages and equips future generations to become involved.
Lourdes Nurse Anesthesia Program
Founded in 1978, the Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center Nurse Anesthesia Program is one of the few hospital-based courses of its kind. It is affiliated with Drexel University.
Nurse anesthetists play critical roles in the operating room, administering anesthesia to keep the patient pain free, maintaining levels intraoperatively and overseeing recovery afterward. Additionally CRNAs provide 65% of anesthesia services in this country and in rural areas may be the sole anesthesia provider.
During the 27-month program, each student, who is already a registered nurse with a bachelor's degree and a minimum of two years of critical care experience, must complete a minimum of 550 cases and 800 clock hours. They must also complete intense course work in physiology, pathophysiology, biochemistry, physics, and principles of anesthesia practice. Upon completion, the student earns an MSN with a specialty in nurse anesthesia and is eligible to sit for the national certification exam.
To learn more about the program, visit the Lourdes Nurse Anesthesia Program website.
Nursing Education
Lourdes Health System offers a variety of continuing education programs for healthcare professionals to enhance their skills. Nurses may enhance their skills and career opportunities through our CAP program, obtain a master's degree through our partnership with Drexel's Nurse Anesthesia program, or pursue additional coursework through Our Lady of Lourdes School of Nursing articulation agreements. Physicians may participate in Grand Rounds and ongoing continuing education opportunities offered through the Medical Staff offices at Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center as well as Lourdes Medical Center of Burlington County. Lourdes associates may take advantage of classes offered through the Lourdes Institute of Wholistic Studies.
Our Lady of Lourdes School of Nursing
Our Lady of Lourdes School of Nursing has been preparing students to enter the nursing profession since 1961. Established in 1960 by the Franciscan Sisters of Allegany New York and Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center in Camden, New Jersey, Our Lady of Lourdes School of Nursing serves as the only source of Catholic nursing education in Southern New Jersey.
The goal of Our Lady of Lourdes School of Nursing is to graduate entry-level professional nurses who possess a strong clinical background and can practice in a changing healthcare environment.
Since its inception, Our Lady of Lourdes School of Nursing has graduated more than 1200 nurses. The student population is comprised of individuals from Southern New Jersey and the surrounding areas. Read more.
