September 23rd, 2021 by WCBC Radio
There's growing concern about a nursing shortage in the state as hospitals are reportedly struggling to meet patients' needs. The president of the Maryland Nurses Association said this week that the trend is toward a critical nursing shortage in the state- while one nursing school dean said the shortage is the worst she has seen in the past 40 years. Nurses are stretched thin, stressed out and spent. Locally, UPMC Western Maryland, like the entire system, has implemented a program designed to incentivize nurses. Dr Rachel Sackrowitz…
She said that the real solution lies with the general public- and their willingness to get vaccinated, to wear masks and to social distance…
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