Becker's Healthcare October 29, 2024
Anchorage-based Providence Alaska Medical Center has launched a virtual nursing program and home-based care services.
Alaska is projected to have the highest number of nurse vacancies by 2030, with 23% of positions going unfilled, according to an Oct. 24 news release from Renton, Wash.-based Providence, the hospital’s parent organization. The system launched the virtual nursing and home-based program to help ease the workforce shortage.
The hospital began offering virtual nursing in two patient care areas Oct. 8. The virtual nurses handle discharge planning,...