Becker's Healthcare June 29, 2023
With 94 percent of hospitals of health executives reporting their shortage of nurses as “critical,” the industry is plugging hundreds of millions of dollars into reversing the trend.
How 12 health systems, colleges and universities are working to solve the nursing shortage:
- Arizona State University (Tempe) — $5,475,660
The Department of Labor will divvy up $78 million in grant funds for the next five years among 25 organizations to bolster a stronger nurse workforce pipeline. Arizona State University was one of the winners of what sources told Becker’s was a highly competitive grant application process.
The university bookmarked the $5.4 million it won to offer 140 people in its nurse education professional track with free tuition and...