December 5, 2025- HCA Healthcare, Inc. announced it will give $4.8 million to Pepperdine University to help launch the School of Nursing within the College of Health Science. This is part of HCA Healthcare’s greater commitment to helping address the national nursing shortage.
Pepperdine’s School of Nursing opened this fall and currently enrolls 68 students. The school provides undergraduate and graduate nursing degree programs, including a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) and an Entry Level Master of Science, Clinical Nurse Leader (ELM-CNL). Applications for Fall 2026 are now open for both programs. As part of their curriculum, nursing students will have the opportunity to complete clinical rotations at HCA Healthcare’s Los Robles Regional Medical Center in Thousand Oaks, California. This gift contributes to the development of Pepperdine University’s new 30,000-square-foot facility, located on Pepperdine’s Calabasas campus, which includes state-of-the-art clinical simulation labs, high-fidelity patient manikins, and immersive learning environments designed to prepare students in lifelike scenarios.