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Free Clinic Association rebrands as Pennsylvania Charitable Healthcare Coalition
The Free Clinic Association of Pennsylvania on Tuesday announced a rebrand and relaunch as the Pennsylvania Charitable Healthcare Coalition.
Legislation addressing health care worker shortages to be signed into law
Legislation sponsored by Rep. Frank Burns addressing worker shortages in health care and facilitating Pennsylvania’s entry into interstate compacts has been sent to Gov. Josh Shapiro to be signed into law.
PASSHE graduates prepare to address workforce shortages
Nearly 9,000 students of Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education are graduating and preparing for careers in fields with work shortages.
Nurses: Working conditions a major cause of exodus
Working conditions are a major cause of nurses leaving health care, state House Democrats were told during an informational meeting May 7.
Grant to provide nurses in rural and medically underserved areas
St. Luke’s University Health Network has received a $1.4 million grant to address health care needs in rural and medically underserved communities.
What’s being done to address the nursing shortage long term?
About 100,000 nurses – a 40-year record –left their jobs between 2020 and 2021 with a concerning number of them aged 35 or younger
Pa. nurses rally at State Capitol to address workforce crisis
Seeking to solve their workforce crisis, hundreds of Pennsylvania nurses rallied at the State Capitol.
Grants to train nurses offered
The Shapiro Administration said Monday that nearly $504,000 in grants is available to increase the number of nurses in communities most impacted by COVID-19.
Shapiro: $2,500 tax credit for new teachers, nurses, police officers
Last week, Gov. Josh Shapiro announced he will propose a three-year tax incentive of up to $2,500 a year for newly certified teachers, nurses and police officers in his upcoming Budget Address.
Lack of workers leaves an increasing number of seniors and disabled without care
The pandemic, traditionally low wages and low reimbursement rates from Medicaid have created a crisis for Pennsylvania seniors and the disabled needing round the clock care.
B. Braun joins partnership to help frontline health care workers
Braun Medical Inc. of Bethlehem, a manufacturer of infusion therapy and pain management, has announced a collaboration agreement with Massachusetts General Hospital, one of the nation's leading research hospitals, to jointly develop innovative solutions to help frontline health care workers improve patient care and reduce the daily stress brought on by workplace demands.
Reading Hospital’s Medical Intensive Care Unit receives silver Beacon Award
Reading Hospital – Tower Health’s Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) was recently recognized with the silver Beacon Award for Excellence by The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN).
