Program Information

The York College of Pennsylvania / WellSpan Health (YCP/WH) Nurse Anesthetists Program (NAP) is a 32-month course of study resulting in the awarding of a Master of Science (Nursing) degree and eligibility to sit for the Certifying Examination of the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists to become a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA).

The Nurse Anesthetist Program has received initial accreditation by the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs (222 South Prospect Avenue, Park Ridge, Illinois 60068-4001, phone: 847-692-7050) a specialized accrediting body recognized by the Council on Recognition of Postsecondary Accreditation and the U.S. Department of Education.

• Information about the York area may be found at this site. 
• Information regarding tuition and fees may be found at this site.

If you would like an application packet sent to you please email Jo Ann Heim at jheim@ycp.edu or call her at 717.815.1462.

The Program Director is Richard E. Haas, PhD, CRNA. The United States Army Anesthesiology for Army Nurse Corps Officers / State University of New York at Buffalo School of Nursing awarded him a Master of Science in the Nursing Anesthesia Program in 1985. He also has a Bachelor's Degree in Nursing from Georgetown University (1976), a Master's Degree in Education (1981), and a Doctorate in Educational Research and Measurement from the University of South Carolina (2003). He is employed by WellSpan Health specifically to head the nurse anesthetist program and holds a faculty appointment at York College. Dr. Haas was the assistant program director at the Medical College of Georgia Nursing Anesthesia Program. His teaching experience is vast, and includes local, state, national and international professional presentations, along with numerous articles in journals and chapters for anesthesia and nursing textbooks. He maintains a practice of clinical anesthesia at WellSpan Health.

The Assistant Program Director is Jason S. Lowe, MS, CRNA. Mr. Lowe's Master's Degree was awarded by the Georgetown University School of Nursing in Nursing Anesthesia. He also has a Bachelor's Degree in Nursing from the University of Pittsburg, and is a Nationally Registered EMT and Paramedic from the Center for Emergency Medicine in Pittsburg. He is also employed by WellSpan Health and also holds a faculty appointment at York College. Professor Lowe has held an adjunct faculty position in the Georgetown Program, and has also served as the clinical coordinator at, Pitt County Memorial Hospital/University Health Systems of East Carolina. He will maintain a practice of clinical anesthesia at WellSpan.

Dr. Haas is working with Douglas Arbittier, MD, Chairman of the Department of Anesthesiology, York Hospital, and Dr. Jacquelin Harrington, Chairperson of the Department of Nursing at York College to further develop the Nurse Anesthetists Program.

The program currently has four clinical sites:

• York Hospital, York, PA
• Gettysburg Hospital, Gettysburg, PA
• Hanover Hospital, Hanover PA
• Lebanon VA Medical Center, Lebanon, PA

WellSpan Health Nurse Anesthetist Program
605 S. George Street
Suite 160, Room 107
York, PA 17403
Phone: 815-6864
Fax 849-1651