{"id":1014635,"date":"2026-08-21T09:27:31","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T09:27:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/1014635\/"},"modified":"2026-08-21T09:27:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T09:27:31","slug":"new-nursing-school-opens-in-cincinnati-as-region-faces-healthcare-worker-shortage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/1014635\/","title":{"rendered":"New nursing school opens in Cincinnati as region faces healthcare worker shortage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/fox19-now\/id449886905\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/fox19-now\/id449886905\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Download the FREE FOX19 NOW news app for iPhone<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.raycom.wxix&amp;hl=en_US\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.raycom.wxix&amp;hl=en_US\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Download the FREE FOX19 NOW news app for Android<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">CINCINNATI (WXIX) &#8211; Chamberlain University opened a new campus at the Tower at Kenwood, giving nursing students a facility for hands-on training.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The campus is Chamberlain University\u2019s 25th location.<\/p>\n<p>Regional need cited<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">University leaders said the need for health care workers is significant. They said the region has roughly 50,000 health care job openings a year, and only about one health care graduate for every five or six of those openings.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cSo we chose to come to the Cincinnati region because the healthcare needs in this part of Ohio are significant,\u201d said Amelia Manning, president of Chamberlain University. \u201cAnd that\u2019s really where Chamberlain comes in. Our focus is in nursing education, pre-licensure, BSN nursing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Hamilton County Commissioner Denise Driehaus said the shortage is not new.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cWe have suffered from a shortage of nurses really since COVID,\u201d Driehaus said. \u201cAnd so Chamberlain University opening up here \u2014 we\u2019re thrilled to have them coming to Cincinnati.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" fetchpriority=\"low\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Chamberlain University opened a new campus at the Tower at Kenwood, giving nursing students a...\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/XRWBNZA7XZGNTDQFWLE7M4AEFQ.png\" width=\"980\" height=\"558\" \/>Chamberlain University opened a new campus at the Tower at Kenwood, giving nursing students a facility for hands-on training.(wxix)Accelerated program<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Chamberlain\u2019s BSN program is designed to get students into scrubs faster, running three years, year-round, from start to finish.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cIt is an intense, accelerated program,\u201d Manning said. \u201cBut again, they\u2019re getting support all along the way &#8230; to become a nurse faster.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Scholarship surprise<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">With help from social media influencer \u201cMD Motivator,\u201d organizers surprised aspiring nurse Damenika with a full-ride Future Healthcare Hero BSN Scholarship, covering her entire path through Chamberlain\u2019s Cincinnati campus.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-start\">See a spelling or grammatical error in our story? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox19.com\/page\/report-typos-to-fox19\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Please click here to report it<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-start\">Do you have a photo or video of a breaking news story? 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