WDTC Practical Nursing program to open in Hot Springs this fall

  • WDTC President Ann Bolman and SHEDCO Executive Director Andrea Powers prepare to cut the ribbon to signify the opening of a much-anticipated Practical Nursing Satellite Program at the State Veterans Home in Hot Springs. Also pictured, from left, are Jeremy Schultes with FRHS Administrator, WDTC Nursing Program Director Krysten Hybertson and State Home Superintendent Chuck Johnson. Photo by Brett Nachtigall/Fall River County Herald-Star
    WDTC President Ann Bolman and SHEDCO Executive Director Andrea Powers prepare to cut the ribbon to signify the opening of a much-anticipated Practical Nursing Satellite Program at the State Veterans Home in Hot Springs. Also pictured, from left, are Jeremy Schultes with FRHS Administrator, WDTC Nursing Program Director Krysten Hybertson and State Home Superintendent Chuck Johnson. Photo by Brett Nachtigall/Fall River County Herald-Star

    HOT SPRINGS – The need for qualified nurses in the Southern Black Hills area got a shot in the arm last Tuesday, April 30, when Western Dakota Technical College(WDTC)announced they would soon be opening a Practical Nursing Satellite Program in Hot Springs.

    Through a partnership with the Michael J. Fitzmaurice State Veterans Home, WDTC will be leasing the 1,000-plus square foot former recreation roo…