Companies donate new uniforms to nursing students

JD Campus Practical Nursing students, from left, Kendra Padgett and Melissa Szymanski check out the new scrubs donated to the college’s nursing program.

Associate Degree Nursing and Practical Nursing students at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College are preparing for their clinical experience at hospitals and agencies along the Coast…and they’ll be wearing new uniforms donated by a couple of generous companies from outside the state.

One company, White Swan Uniform Company, located in Georgia, sent boxes of white scrubs to replace uniforms lost or destroyed in Hurricane Katrina.

"It was a pleasant surprise when the company called me and asked about helping our students return to school," says Dr. Judith Benvenutti, college director for Health Occupations. "Some of our students lost their homes and clothes and were living in shelters but were so determined to return to college. White Swan’s generosity will have a big impact on many lives."

Other students will be wearing lab coats donated by Premier Uniforms of Maryland.

 "We wanted to do something to help the victims of this terrible storm," says company CEO David Steyert. "With the shortage of nurses in America, this seemed like the natural thing to help nursing students to stay in school." 

Approximately 530 Registered Nursing, Licensed Practical Nursing and Certified Nursing Assistant students returned to class at Gulf Coast on Sept. 14 to continue their studies, Benvenutti reports.  

For information about applications and scholarships to the nursing and health programs at Gulf Coast, contact counselors at the Jefferson Davis Campus in Gulfport, 228-896-2505; for the Jackson County Campus, 228-497-7636; or the Perkinston Campus/George County Center, 601-928-6294.  

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