Kaiser Hosts 30 Piner Students for Nurse Camp
More than 30 Piner High students took part in Kaiser Permanente's Nurse Camp at its Santa Rosa Medical Center.
Updated on Nov. 7, 2026 in Nursing Jobs
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Kaiser Permanente hosted more than 30 Piner High students at a Nurse Camp at its Santa Rosa Medical Center on Friday, November 6, 2026. The day-long program gave students interactive nursing simulations, including a labor and delivery simulation.
Why it matters
Kaiser says the camp aims to inspire the next generation of healthcare providers, and it states it will need nurses in Sonoma County and globally in the future. The program connects local high school students with a potential healthcare career path.
More than 30 Piner High students attended the Nurse Camp, which is part of a 3-year career and technical education track in Piner's Health Science & Biotechnology program. The extraction does not provide participation totals for earlier camp years or for Windsor High School.
The players
Kaiser Permanente
Kaiser Permanente is a large integrated healthcare organization that operates hospitals and medical centers across multiple states, including the Santa Rosa Medical Center where the camp was held.
Piner High School
Piner High School is a public high school in Santa Rosa whose Health Science & Biotechnology program partners with Kaiser on the Nurse Camp.
The details
Students took part in interactive nursing simulations at the Kaiser facility, led by nurses from intensive care and maternal child health. Activities covered nurses' roles in surgical prepping, infection control, operating room protocols, and labor and delivery, and the day-long camp trained students in CPR, stroke recognition, and pediatric choking treatment. Students also toured the Emergency Department.
Timeline
Friday, November 6, 2026: Piner High students attended the Kaiser Nurse Camp simulations at Kaiser Permanente Santa Rosa Medical Center.
Workforce Pipeline
The Nurse Camp is an established multi-year Kaiser program that feeds students from Piner and Windsor High Schools into healthcare careers in the Santa Rosa area. Its partnership with the district's Health Science & Biotechnology track ties hospital staffing needs to the local high school curriculum.
Students who complete programs like this may enter nursing roles that staff hospitals serving Santa Rosa patients. The extraction does not describe any direct change to patient services or access resulting from the camp.
The takeaway
Hands-on exposure to nursing work, such as simulations and hospital tours, gives high school students a concrete look at healthcare careers before they choose a path. Students interested in similar programs can ask their school's health science or career technical education office about partnerships with local hospitals.
Further reading
Explore more on Nursing Jobs for healthcare career openings in the area.
Source note: This article includes information reported by Santa Rosa Press Democrat.
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