2149 Hickory Street, Abilene.
Patty Hanks Shelton School of Nursing develops nurses and other healthcare providers through education enlightened by Christian principles to lead, serve and influence the holistic needs for a complex global society. In 1924, the West Texas Baptist Sanitarium opened its doors with the combined efforts of Dr. Millard Jenkins, pastor of First Baptist Church, and Dr. Jefferson D. Sandefer, president of Simmons College (Hardin-Simmons University). During the Great Depression, the hospital became known as Hendrick Memorial Hospital. The school itself was appropriately named Hendrick Memorial Hospital School of Nursing. The school’s name was changed to Mary Meeks School of Nursing in 1970. In 1981, the name was again changed to Abilene Intercollegiate School of Nursing when three faith-based universities in Abilene and Hendrick Medical Center, came together to create a consortium. In 2005, the name was changed a final time to Patty Hanks Shelton School of Nursing.
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Population: 5000
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