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Yahoo
12-05-2025
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One dead, two injured in Blooming Valley head-on crash
BLOOMING VALLEY — A two-vehicle head-on crash shortly before midnight Saturday has claimed the life of a 29-year-old Meadville-area man and injured two other people, according to Pennsylvania State Police at Meadville. The identity of the deceased had not been released as of Sunday pending notification of next of kin. The crash happened around 11:50 p.m. on Route 77 just southwest of its intersection with Route 198 in the borough of Blooming Valley. The deceased was alone driving southwest on Route 77 when the vehicle crossed into the oncoming lane of the route, police said. The vehicle then collided head-on with a vehicle traveling northeast. There were two people in the vehicle that was traveling northeast, police said. Both were taken to Meadville Medical Center for treatment of injuries; their conditions were unknown. Police said the driver of that vehicle was a 52-year-old woman from Conneautville and the passenger was a 57-year-old man from Wattsburg. The other driver was pronounced dead at the scene early Sunday by Crawford County Coroner Eric Coston, who told The Meadville Tribune that the man was not wearing a seat belt and died due to blunt-force trauma. The deceased's remains are in the custody of the Crawford County Coroner's Office pending notification of next of kin. Blooming Valley and Saegertown volunteer fire departments and Meadville Area Ambulance Service assisted state police at the scene.
Yahoo
04-05-2025
- Health
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MMC, Allegheny College partner on registered nursing classes
Meadville Medical Center (MMC) and Allegheny College are collaborating on curriculum needs for MMC's registered nursing school. Starting with the fall 2025 semester, Allegheny College will offer core college-level coursework required for registered nursing students who attend the Sharon School of Nursing at Meadville Medical Center. The accredited registered nursing school became part of MMC's Institute for Healthcare Professionals in 2024. Allegheny College's courses are to the underlying foundation on health-related topics such as anatomy, physiology, microbiology, medical ethics and psychology as well as required college-level writing and math, according to officials. Specialized nursing instruction and hands-on clinical training for the student registered nurses will be through Meadville Medical Center. "Since health care touches all of our lives, it's exciting to infuse critical and creative thinking, problem-solving and exposure to exceptional Allegheny College faculty into the training of future health care professionals,' Jennifer Dearden, Allegheny College's provost said. "Our goal since we took over the School of Nursing was to partner with a premier institute for higher education," Valerie Waid, MMC's chief nurse executive, said in a statement. "Allegheny College has always been at the top of our list, and I cannot be happier to finalize this collaboration." MMC and Allegheny have had a long relationship of college students and faculty working with the hospital. Allegheny students have worked with hospital patients on care plans and acted as health advocates while the school's faculty has worked with MMC staff. Dearden said new collaboration will strengthen the region's workforce and economic development. In 2024, Meadville Medical Center took over the Sharon School of Nursing when its then owner, Steward Health Care System, filed for bankruptcy. The inaugural registered nursing class under MMC that begins in September will have 30 students, according to Crystal Brest, a registered nurse and the director of the Sharon School of Nursing. The registered nursing school program takes 20 months to complete, Brest said. When completed, students are eligible to take the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX). The National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) developed the NCLEX exam to test the competency of nursing school graduates in the U.S. and Canada. "We had 85 applications for the fall (of 2025) and 23 candidates have been selected so far," she said. "We'll limit the class at 30 (total) due to clinical instruction needs." Though registration for this fall is closed, the school is accepting applications for its session that starts in September 2026, Brest said. The Sharon Regional School of Nursing has maintained its accreditation through the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN). ACEN Board of Commissioners also approved the change in ownership from Sharon to Meadville in December 2024. MMC has been working with Penn State Shenango, Thiel College and Sharon Regional Medical Center administration, classroom and clinical sites to remain in place to support curriculum needs of the current Sharon nursing students to meet their May 2026 graduation requirements. To learn more about the Sharon School of Nursing at Meadville Medical Center's Institute for Healthcare Professionals, visit
