MedPage Today October 21, 2021
— Congress can help address the staffing crisis today and for the long-term
As chief nursing officer at the American Hospital Association, my job is to represent the perspectives of over 2 million nurses who work in hospitals and health systems across the country. They rely on me to tell their stories so others might know what it’s like to walk a day in their shoes and ultimately, make more informed decisions when it comes to how policies are implemented, or how resources are allocated.
At the start of the pandemic, the nation supported our healthcare workers, thanking them for their sacrifices and honoring them as heroes. Everyone had time to hear a nurse’s story or post a thank-you on...