Hyacinth Chen Nursing School

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Hyacinth Chen School of Nursing

Established: pending 2008
Type: Private
President: Dr. Herbert J. Thompson
Location: Mandeville, Manchester, Jamaica
Website: www.ncu.edu.jm

The Hyacinth Chen School of Nursing will be officially opened on the 10th of August 2008 on a location directly across from the Northern Caribbean University campus across from NCU's Dental Centre located in Mandeville, Jamaica.

This school is owned by the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Jamaica which is run by President, Patrick Allen. The school is being named in honour of Mrs. Hyacinth Chen, the mother of major donor, Michael Lee-Chin, Jamaican/Canadian Billionaire.

The school will be completed in time for the official opening--August 10, 2008.

The school, when completed will hold 800 nursing students and will boost Jamaica's growing nursing shortage.