Sacred Heart University received a $2.5 million grant from CT Health Horizons to help address the shortage of health care workers in the state and nation by expanding its nursing and social work programs.
The grant will be distributed over the next year and a half and will support programs and students in the Dr. Susan L. Davis, R.N., & Richard J. Henley College of Nursing (DHCON) and the School of Social Work. Heather Ferrillo, chair of undergraduate nursing, and Katherine Sallaku, director of field education and clinical assistant professor of social work, will oversee the grant.
“We are humbled and blessed to be the recipient of this funding, which enables us to address key shortages in nursing,” said Karen Daley, DHCON”™s dean. “We are grateful for the confidence the state has shown in our ability to make a major impact on our state”™s health and wellness.”
