Top Story Spotlight Mission Hospital McDowell, Mission Health support nursing students at McDowell Tech Mike Conley Dec 5, 2025 Dec 5, 2025 Updated Jan 12, 2026 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Mission Hospital McDowell donated $6,500 to McDowell Technical Community College to support students in the Health Sciences Department.kAm%96 2??@F?46>6?E H2D >256 5FC:?8 E96 |4s@H6== %649?:42= r@>>F?:EJ r@==686 u@F?52E:@? $49@=2CD9:A {F?496@?[ 244@C5:?8 E@ 2 ?6HD C6=62D6 7C@> |:DD:@? w@DA:E2= |4s@H6==]k^AmkAm%96 4@>>:E>6?E C6AC6D6?ED 2 :?G6DE>6?E :? 3F:=5:?8 E96 =@42= 962=E9 42C6 H@C<7@C46 A:A6=:?6] %96 |:DD:@? w@DA:E2= |4s@H6== =6256CD9:A E62> AC6D6?E65 2 4964< 7@C Sa[d__ E@ E96 |%rr w62=E9 $4:6?46D s6A2CE>6?E AC@8C2>] %9:D =@42= 4@?EC:3FE:@? 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