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PHCA launches initiative to strength long-term care workforce
The Pennsylvania Health Care Association has launched Care for the Aging, an initiative to strengthen the state’s long-term care workforce.
PA AFL-CIO, nurses, healthcare workers tell lawmakers vote No on ICE funding without reform
Pennsylvania AFL-CIO, nurses, and healthcare workers issued statements urging lawmakers to vote No on funding ICE without reform and oversight.
SEIU contracts raise pay, boost care at 45 Pa. nursing homes
New SEIU contracts for 4,000 caregivers at 45 PA nursing homes raise wages, improve training, and aim to fix staffing shortages amid Medicaid cuts.
Pa. secures $58M in fed funding for Medicare, Medicaid
Pennsylvania will receive an estimated $58 million in federal reimbursement to support a program centered on supporting individuals with disabilities after they leave the hospital.
Dr. Ann Bieber, president of Lehigh Carbon Community College, spearheads innovative career development and workforce training programs
Dr. Ann D. Bieber was appointed the fifth president of Lehigh Carbon Community College on July 10, 2014
Pa. Senate approves bills supporting career prep for high demand jobs
The Pennsylvania Senate approved with bipartisan support Grow PA, a package of bills allowing students to pursue post-secondary education and career preparation.
Pa. business leaders: Shapiro’s budget plan could improve competition, business innovation
Gov. Josh Shapiro’s annual budget proposal elicited the expected swift response from business leaders and organizations across Pennsylvania.
United Way of Berks County invests $500K in Tec Centro
As it graduated 17 Phlebotomy and Certified Nurse Aid students, Tech Centro Berks recognized the United Way of Berks County for its combined $500,000 investment to support the programming and infrastructure of its bilingual workforce development center that makes graduation ceremonies, like that one, possible.
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. needs more health care workers, not mandates
As leaders from the Commonwealth’s business and health care communities, we are working collaboratively to address the workforce emergency that threatens Pennsylvania’s entire health care system.
LCCC partners to offer concurrent nursing education
To help students get high-level credentialing sooner, Lehigh Carbon Community College has signed an agreement with Grand Canyon University to offer a concurrent enrollment pathway for students in Nursing.
Long-delayed passage of Patient Safety Act from committee applauded by PA nurses
Pennsylvania nurses are applauding Tuesday’s passage of the Patient Safety Act from the House Health Committee.
