Becker's Healthcare September 1, 2022
Wilmington, N.C.-based Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center has made significant progress in bolstering its nursing workforce over the last two months, adding more than 300 nurses.
“What we’ve been able to do over the last two months has been extremely impactful, but we still have a ways to go,” Amy Akers, BSN, RN, chief nurse executive at the hospital, said in an Aug. 31 statement.
State inspectors visited the hospital in June and identified deficiencies regarding patient rights, nursing services, emergency services, quality assessment and performance improvement. Many of the care deficiencies at the hospital were related to its nursing shortages.
CMS accepted Novant’s correction plan Aug. 11, and the hospital...
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