Chief Healthcare Executive August 11, 2023
The Department of Health and Human Services announced grants to increase the number of registered nurses, nurse midwives and nurse faculty.
Hospital leaders continue to bemoan the shortage of nurses, and President Biden’s administration appears to be listening.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is awarding $100 million to train more nurses and support other programs to expand the nursing workforce.
The Health Resources and Services Administration, an agency within HHS, announced the grants Thursday. The grants will finance programs to develop more registered nurses, nurse midwives and more nursing faculty, among other measures.
“Nurses are an essential part of our nation’s health care system,” HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra said in a statement. “Now more than ever, we...
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