A matter of BRAND-ing

Memorial Hospital of Carbon County (MHCC) recently announced their partnership with the University of Wyoming (UW) to offer distance learning for students pursuing a nursing degree. For the 2019-2020 program year, MHCC has been selected as a hospital for UWs Bachelors Reach for Accelerated Nursing Degree (BRAND) program. The BRAND program, according to the press release from MHCC, offers individuals the opportunity to earn a Bachelor of Science in Nursing within 15 months if they have a previous non-nursing bachelor’s degree.

The program, the press release went on to say, offers rural hospital...