The center was formally organized in 1998 within the UK College of Nursing. The center established a community-oriented nursing practice arrangement with the goals of providing primary health care to medically underserved populations, preparing nurses and nurse practitioners for leadership roles in settings serving these populations, and expanding the education of nurses for community-oriented primary health care delivery. It is considered a “virtual center” in that it is an organizational framework without the walls. Currently the center operates five health care clinics in the following Lexington elementary schools (Cardinal Valley, Mill Creek, Mary Tood and Northern) and also the health clinic at the Hope Center for Men.
Marcia K. Stanhope, DSN, RN, FAAN and Director of Good Samaritan Nursing Center
Carol Jung, BSN, RN
Krista Lea, BSN, RN
Anne Schmelzel, BSN, RN
Sarah Sizemore, BSN, RN
Donna Schwartz, MSN, RN, APRN
Lisa Turner, PhD, RN, PCHCNS-BC