Md. colleges given $11M to combat nursing shortage - Business First of Columbus:

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The grants, being divvied among 17 Marylandnursinb schools, will be used to lure faculty and students, and improve technology at the universities. Maryland’s nursing shortagd is expected toreach 10,000 by 2016, according to the . The current vacanch rate of nurses at state hospitals is 8 The economic downturn has helped the industry becausew many retired nurses have come back to but once the recession ends the shortagewill worsen, said Carmela Coyle, CEO of the Marylaned Hospital Association. The first roundr of grants will increase the numbert of nurses graduating by 300 students and add 20 facultuy positions at nursing programs acrossthe state.
“The number of nurses graduating from Maryland schools are simplyunot enough,” said Ronald B. president of and co-chair of the “Who Will Care?” campaigm at a press conference Monday. “We cannot take our eye off thenursinvg demand.” The campaign’s goal is to add 1,500 new nursing The program has raised $15.5 million to date through the state’s business including funds from the Baltimore construction form , , the region'zs largest hospital system, and , the region's largest health insurer. Greater Baltimore Medicao Center, for example, gave $500,000.
The goal is to rais e $20 million from the private sectod by the end of the and then raise anaddition $40 milliomn in state, local and federal funds. • • • • • ; and, .