The award recognizes outstanding collaborations between academic institutions and healthcare organizations that extend beyond clinical placements, demonstrate measurable outcomes and align with AACN’ s Guiding Principles for Academic-Practice Partnerships.
Central to the recognition is the Gerald“ Jerry” Smith Academic-Practice Partnership, established with the Renown Health Foundation in May 2023. The program provides full-ride scholarships for up to 24 nursing students each year, along with guaranteed nursing positions at Renown following graduation and licensure.
Named in honor of the late Jerry Smith of the Nell J. Redfield Foundation, the partnership is supported by a lead gift from the Redfield Foundation and Stephanie Kruse, Renown Health Foundation board member and former board chair. The initiative was created to help build a sustainable nursing workforce in northern Nevada.
Renown Crisis Care Center Reopens to Provide Short-Term Stabilization and Care for Nevadans in Behavioral Health Crisis
Renown Health, in collaboration with the Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health, proudly announced the reopening of the Crisis Care Center at 480 Galletti Way in Sparks, located on the Northern Nevada Adult Mental Health Services( former Dini Townsend) campus.
The center began welcoming patients Nov. 11, offering 24 / 7 short-term behavioral health crisis intervention and stabilization services for individuals in need of immediate care. The Crisis Care Center had been closed since April, when the HHS ARPA funds that helped support the center were terminated by the federal government.
Services and Admission
The Crisis Care Center serves individuals 18 years and older who are referred by themselves, their loved ones, local community providers or transported by law enforcement or other first responders. Services include:
• Comprehensive assessments by a multidisciplinary team, including Registered Nurses, Licensed Clinical Social Workers( therapists), Advanced Practice Nurse Practitioners and Psychiatrists, including a board-certified Psychiatrist as the medical director;
• 24 / 7 access to same-day crisis observation and stabilization services to alleviate immediate distress;
• Connections to community resources through robust partnerships, such as inpatient psychiatric or detox programs, outpatient therapy and primary care;
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