Massachusetts health system pays tuition to curb nursing shortage
Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, January 17, 2008
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To help solve the critical nursing shortage in the Berkshire area of Massachusetts, a state health system is offering to pay the full tuition for any employee who wishes to obtain an advanced nursing degree at a local school, according to reports from Capital News 9.
Berkshire Health Systems will be partnering with Elms College in Chicopee, MA, and will be initially investing $1 million in this program. Officials within the health system say the move will result in a higher supply of qualified healthcare professionals in Berkshire County.
Last year alone, Berkshire Health System's emergency room handled more than 56,000 patient visits; this number is reportedly expected to rise by 7% each year. Additionally, Massachusetts is expecting to see a 10% increase in the state nursing shortage by 2010.
Source: Capital News 9
Other articles of interest:
Connecticut officials fund nursing education to fight shortage
Survey: Faculty shortages a major threat to training efforts
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