Kentucky and Indiana hospital groups create degree program at IU Southeast [Video]

INDIANA, USA — A handful of Kentuckiana hospitals are banding together to make a degree program to help fill needed heath care positions, according to a press release. 

Baptist Health, Norton Healthcare and UofL Health will join forces with Indiana University Southeast to build a degree program to fill needed laboratory science health care positions, establishing a historic five-year workforce development partnership.

“This important partnership demonstrates Indiana University’s commitment to serving Hoosiers and our Kentucky neighbors, offering students the opportunity to gain experience in a critical, growing field,” IU President Pamela Whitten said. “Graduates of IU Southeast’s new degree program will go on to provide meaningful care to patients in local communities and across the globe.”

Starting in the fall, IU Southeast Southeast will offer a Bachelor of Science in medical …