Did You Know?
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In 2011, Good Samaritan Foundation celebrates 60 years of service to nursing students and nursing schools in Texas.
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Good Samaritan Foundation is the leading private provider of nursing scholarships in the State of Texas.
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In 60 years, Good Samaritan Foundation has awarded more than $15 million to more than 15,000 nursing students in Texas.
We're For Nurses
The role of nurses in today’s healthcare system is changing rapidly. Advances in technology and changes in healthcare funding have altered the delivery of medical care. Hospital funding and reimbursement is moving rapidly to a “pay for performance” model, and the primary measures of healthcare quality – clinical outcomes and patient satisfaction – are areas where nurses have the greatest impact. But just as the importance of skilled nursing grows, so does the shortage.
Texas nursing schools turn away thousands of qualified applicants every year. Schools are below capacity because they can't hire and retain enough qualified faculty for their classrooms and clinical practice sites. The nurse supply bottleneck is caused by nursing schools’ inability to graduate new nurses in sufficient number. But the issue is not a lack of interest...
Texas nursing schools turn away thousands of qualified applicants every year. Schools are below capacity because they can't hire and retain enough qualified faculty for their classrooms and clinical practice sites. The nurse supply bottleneck is caused by nursing schools’ inability to graduate new nurses in sufficient number. But the issue is not a lack of interest...
Good Samaritan Foundation has initiated new programs to expand need-based scholarships to nursing students at both the undergraduate and graduate levels and to add faculty to area nursing schools. Funding these initiatives will help nursing schools increase enrollment, will improve the skills of those most responsible for patient care, and, most importantly, will contribute to the health of all Texans.
