Western Pennsylvania Health Care Partners Announce Scholarship Program for Long-Term Care Infection Prevention Specialists
April 26, 2021
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Infection prevention in long-term care facilities has never been more vital than during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this unprecedented year, facilities across the world have been on the front lines battling the deadly virus.
To support their efforts to care for one of the most vulnerable populations, the Regional Congregate Care Assistance Teams (RCATs) have launched a scholarship program to help nurses, nurse practitioners, medication technicians and other clinicians in Western Pennsylvania long term care facilities to become certified infection preventionists.
“Infection prevention specialists are so important to the care of residents in long-term care facilities,” said April L. Kane, a social worker with UPMC Community Provider Services. “As part of this state collaborative, UPMC is thrilled to provide aid to further the