What are sources of financial support for start-up of a Parish Nurse program?
It is common for a health care system to assist in a start up of a parish nurse program in the church. When the Parish Nurse ministry first began, the hospital paid 75% of the nurses salary and the church paid for 25%. Each year the hospital went down 25%, until the church was paying 100% of the income. A medical system, such as a hospital or nursing home community may be offering this method of assistance in many areas of the United States.
