St. Josephs Hospital School of Nursing

St. Josephs Hospital was formed in 1848 by St. John Newman, then Archbishop of Philadelphia, to care for immigrant patients who were victims of the potato famine in Ireland. The St. Josephs Hospital School of Nursing was established in 1894 to address the increasing need for nurses. The school continued to operate until 1978 when many hospitals made the decision to close their diploma schools of nursing, as nursing students were seeking degree programs. Unfortunately, the closing of so many hospital based program coupled with the advances in technology which are prolonging life have stretched the resources of the healthcare system and created a severe nurses shortage. In 2006 the School of Nursing was re-established to help address the shortage and a class of 30 students was admitted to a one year nursing program at the St. Josephs Hospital. In 2007 a second class of 56 students was admitted. In 2008 the SJHSON moved to all new modern space at their sister institution Girar...