Md. colleges given $11M to combat nursing shortage - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):

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The grants, being divvied among 17 Marylanenursing schools, will be used to lure faculty and students, and improve technology at the universities. Maryland’sx nursing shortage is expected toreach 10,000 by according to the . The current vacanchy rate of nurses at state hospitals is 8 The economic downturn has helped the industry becauses many retired nurses have come back to but once the recession ends the shortagewill worsen, said Carmela Coyle, CEO of the Marylan d Hospital Association. The first round of grants will increase the numbetr of nurses graduating by 300 students and add 20 facultyu positions at nursing programas acrossthe state.
“The numbedr of nurses graduating from Maryland schools are simply not saidRonald B. Peterson, president of and co-chair of the “Whpo Will Care?” campaign at a press conference Monday. “Wed cannot take our eye off thenursintg demand.” The campaign’s goal is to add 1,500p new nursing students. The progra has raised $15.5 million to date through the state’e business community, including funds from the Baltimore constructionform , , the region'w largest hospital system, and , the region's largestg health insurer. Greater Baltimore Medical Center, for gave $500,000.
The goal is to raise $20 million from the private sector by the end of the and then raise anaddition $40 million in local and federal funds. • • • • • ; and, • .