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St. John's Foundation for Community Health

Investing in Education

St. John's has been committed to medical education since our earliest days. Today, we have several main areas of advanced biomedical education. Private gifts are essential to keep St. John's Health System at the forefront of health care. Donations and scholarships support our mission of improving the health and quality of life of communities we serve by enabling St. John's to train highly skilled, compassionate caregivers.

We welcome your support in any of the following areas.

St. John's School of Nursing and Health Sciences, of SBU

St. John's School of Nursing of Southwest Baptist University pursues excellence in nursing education in a personalized Christian environment by preparing students to be competent, caring professional nurses. The program is guided by the complementary missions and visions of Southwest Baptist University and St John's Health System.

Based on Christian values, the Southwest Baptist University Department of Nursing pursues excellence by: 1) preparing professionals capable of serving diverse populations in a variety of healthcare settings, and 2) providing a clinical and theoretical foundation for life-long pursuit of advanced degrees, involvement in professional organizations and scholarly activities.

For more information regarding the St. John's School of Nursing, please contact:

Admissions Office
St. John's School of Nursing & Applied Sciences of SBU
4431 S. Fremont
Springfield, MO 65804
417-885-3262

·         Scholarships

Emergency Medical Services

St. John's Emergency Medical Services offers the highest quality EMS education designed to meet the needs of individuals pursuing a career in Emergency Medical Services. The program goal is to prepare students to take their place as professionals in the field of pre-hospital care.

EMS provider education programs include Emergency Medical Technician, Paramedic, Basic Trauma Life Support, and Pediatric Basic Trauma Life Support education. Refresher programs include Emergency Medical Technician and Paramedic education.

For more information on educational opportunities in Emergency Medical Services, please contact:

St. John's EMS Education Programs
1235 E. Cherokee
Springfield, MO 65804
417- 820-5450

 

2000-2001 Emergency Medical Services Graduates:

Emergency Medical Technicians

30

Emergency Medical Technicians, Refresher

30

Paramedics

22

Paramedic Enhancement/Refresher course

48

Basic Trauma Life Support

90

Pediatric Basic Trauma Life Support

50

First Responder course

60


Pastoral Services

The Clinical Pastoral Education program seeks to assist development of each student as pastoral persons in order to meet the spiritual needs of others in the health care setting. The program provides students with a high quality of education that occurs through active student involvement.

The Clinical Pastoral Education program at St. John's Regional Health Center is accredited by the United States Catholic Conference. The program offers four basic units to clergy, seminarians, lay and religious women and men seeking to become more competent in ministry.

For more information regarding the Clinical Pastoral Education program, please contact:

Supervisor, Clinical Pastoral Education
St. John's Hospital
1235 E. Cherokee
Springfield, MO 65804
417- 820-2735

School of Radiologic Technology

In keeping with the St. John's philosophy, St. John's School of Radiologic Technology provides quality educational activities, in a personalized Christian environment, in order for students to learn compassionate methods of caring for patients as well as the technical skills required to serve patient needs.

Radiologic technology students have the opportunity to use the most advanced equipment available in learning about radiographic services: diagnostic procedures, tomography, digital fluoroscopy, mammography, surgical and trauma procedures, and endoscopy. Clinical education is conducted within the St. John's campus with the exception of rotations at St. John's Smith-Glynn-Callaway Medical Building.

For more information regarding the School of Radiologic Technology, please contact:

Program Director, School of Radiologic Technology
1235 E. Cherokee
Springfield, MO 65804
417-820-2982

 

 

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