nursing shortage

The governor says the state has invested nearly $400 million in two programs created by lawmakers in 2022 to help graduate more nurses from Florida schools.

The VA says there isn't a hiring freeze, although federal data shows the agency has been dealing with "severe shortages" of nurses for years. Nurses in Tampa say they're feeling the strain.

Analysis: Florida is among the states that sought to improve quality of care by mandating the highest minimum staffing hours per resident. But records reveal that a law was no guarantee of improvement.

The three-day camp at St. Joseph's Hospital offers high schoolers a look at the life of nurses, surgeons, therapists and other jobs in the hopes of inspiring future health workers.

The chief requirement: Nursing homes must have enough staff to provide each patient with 3.48 hours of direct care every day. Nursing home companies have raised concerns the mandate will cause financial strains.

A nursing shortage looms on the horizon driven by Florida's growing elderly population. But AdventHealth has hired 10,000 nurses since 2020.

The state will seek to streamline regulations and offer incentives to help make care more accessible under two bills passed by the Senate. The Live Healthy package heads next to the House.

The discussion features Stephen Ferrara, president of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, and Kelly Rojas, a doctor of nursing practice student.

The Florida Health Care Association wrote to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services warning that most facilities could not meet the “arbitrary and unfunded mandates."

In the CDC's Vital Signs report, the agency suggests more than double the number of health workers reported harassment at work in 2022 than in 2018.