CNA Classes

Lindsborg Community Hospital and Bethany Village are host sites for FREE CNA Classes.

The generosity of an anonymous charitable organization has funded free Certified Nursing Assistant classes at LCH and Bethany Village since June 2002. Working with Hutchinson Community College, we have seen 1029 graduate as CNAs.

Nationwide shortages in the nursing field are skyrocketing, but thanks to a charitable organization in McPherson County, healthcare careers are focused on helping to fill the gaps. The donor who established the organization was impressed with the kindness shown by a CNA during a hospital stay and initiated these classes. Betty Nelson, Director of Marketing and Development for the Lindsborg Community Hospital comments, “We remain grateful to the donor for the ongoing partnership. This generous gift of education and the promotion of healthcare careers is substantial and never taken for granted.” The program coordinator is Executive Assistant, Karissa Hoffman, a graduate of this very program!

Each summer, classes are scheduled for four sessions of twelve students. Each session is fourteen days in length and held Monday through Friday from 8 am - 4:30 pm. The cost of the class, tuition, books, TB test, fees, and even meals are underwritten by the organization. In the case of a positive reaction to a TB test, the organization does not provide free X-ray services. In order to receive 5 college credits, participants need to be sixteen and at least a junior in high school.

Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) serve an important role in the care of patients. They have varied duties according to experience and the type of facility they serve. Duties may include feeding patients who are unable to feed themselves, preparing food trays, bathing, grooming, dressing patients, helping patients to move about, measuring liquid intake and output, measuring and recording vital signs, making beds, and observing the patient's mental, physical and emotional condition and reporting any concerns to the nursing staff.

Enrollment for class sessions will be handled through a competitive application process. Classes fill quickly. Remaining applicants are placed on a waiting list. Successful applicants will be notified within 10 days of the closing date for applications.

Applications are closed for 2024.

Contact Kale Kuhlmann by calling the hospital at 785-450-5238, or email program.enroll@lindsborghospital.org. Please include a daytime phone number where you can be reached and your mailing address.