Believing that community/academic partnerships are essential for the overall health of a community, the Gerald Champion Regional Medical Center Foundation has made a multi-year commitment to create the New Mexico State University Alamogordo nursing education current use fund.

A portion of that fund will supplement the annual salary of the director of nursing to make that position competitive with salaries in the private sector.

“As the sole hospital for the region, we depend heavily on this program for our nurses,” says Sharon McCoy, vice president of patient services and chief nursing officer at the hospital. “We want to do everything we can to ensure that this program remains strong. That starts with dynamic leadership for the program.”