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A nursing school in Houston which closed shop in 1986 after having been affected by the economic crunch and a faltering economy is now slated to open doors after it received back up funds from philanthropic and generous people.

The St. Thomas Nursing School which has been serving the communities from 1972 to 1986 is now blessed to have received new finds from a local couple Carol and Odis Peavy start the phase I of the project, reports UST President Robert Ivany. He said the couple’s generosity has also allowed more support groups to conduct fund raisings and raise more funds for the full project completion.

Ivany challenged foundations, hospitals and the generous people from Houston to take part in the efforts of restoring fully the nursing school which would eventually ease the reported shortage of more professional and registered nurses. Present reports said Texas can only afford to meet at least 59 percent of the demand for nursing professionals and students that can also give assistance.

It was earlier reported that there will be an increase in the shortage of more nurses not only in Houston but also in the whole region of the United States, which means it would also result to the lack of health care services to the people. The growing aging population in the US is also a concern that more and more public officials are worried about if the nursing shortage would continue as a mere problem of the country.

Ivany said the move to make the UST nursing school reopen would help the ongoing problem of the country because it can create new breed of dedicated and work-oriented nursing graduates and professionals. This means as soon as it starts opening doors more students would soon go back to UST and enroll in nursing.

The University of St. Thomas was known to be guided by the principles of Basilian fathers and they are also looking forward the nursing school would be successful when it open doors again to the communities. Many schools world wide are still enrolling nurses with the hope of also continuing to send their nursing professionals abroad.

To be located at the UST campus in Montrose, the reopen of said nursing school is now considered by many people in Houston as a welcome development which will be providing highly qualified and educated nurses.