RDP receives $8 million gift to advance healthcare education

The endowment will provide scholarships and bursaries for nursing students to help them financially.

“Rodney Ceccato’s generosity will leave a lasting impact on learners, healthcare providers and communities across Alberta,” says Stuart Cullum, President, Red Deer Polytechnic. “This remarkable gift honours his legacy by creating greater opportunities for nursing students while helping RDP educate the healthcare professionals our communities need now and into the future.”

Mr. Rodney Ceccato. (Image Credit: Red Deer Polytechnic/Supplied)

RDP says with the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre expansion expected to open in 2030, an estimated 3,600 additional healthcare professionals will be required to support full operations. As a result, the donation comes at a critical time.

The new Healthtech Centre will enable RDP to expand capacity within its 15 existing health programs while supporting the development and delivery of new programs.

“Rod believed deeply in helping others, and I know he would be incredibly proud to see his legacy supporting students and healthcare in the community he called home,” says Gwen Engman, Executor, Estate of Rodney Ceccato. “The care Rodney received during his cancer journey gave him a profound appreciation for healthcare professionals and the difference they make in people’s lives. Through this gift, his generosity will continue to make that difference for generations to come.”

(Image Credit: Red Deer Polytechnic/Supplied)

In recognition of his generosity, the atrium within HCALI will be named the Rodney Ceccato Memorial Atrium and will feature a Legacy Plaque celebrating his contribution.

Until construction of HCALI is complete, the Learning Commons within RDP’s library will be renamed the Rodney Ceccato Memorial Learning Commons.

by rdnewsNOW staff

RDP receives $8 million gift to advance healthcare education

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