The school has had a nursing program for 50 years but with the approval from the State Council of Higher Education in Virginia, the change creates a dedicated department focused solely on nursing.

Galen College of Nursing now has a new campus in Roanoke.

The new campus is aimed at educating more nurses in Southwest Virginia to help address the nursing shortage.

The organization’s mission is to recruit and retain a qualified, highly skilled healthcare workforce for the region, according to its website.

On a patient’s worst day, nurses like Helena Tilley are right by their side.

A Roanoke adult care center moved to a bigger building to work with the growing senior community in Southwest Virginia.

Dr. Rachel Joseph was a Top 10 finalist for the inaugural Aster Guardians Global Nursing Award — which received more than 24,000 applications from 184 countries.

Despite what the pandemic threw at them, dozens of students will graduate as registered nurses from Virginia Western Community College.

The problems the nursing industry is experiencing lately aren’t new issues, said Melissa, 41, who’s in Roanoke, Virginia.

Christine always envisioned a career in nursing. It’s all she ever wanted, professionally.

Did you have any idea just how many health care workers are nervous about a physical attack on the job?

If you’re a new mother or an expecting mom-to-be, you don’t need another news article telling you about all the benefits of breastfeeding and breastmilk.