NAS Insights for Health Care Recruiting

Posted by Kate Wardwell, Director, Business Development

NAS Insights is pleased to present the following breaking news of interest to those professionals engaged in the field of health care recruitment:

Regents Blame Hurricane Ike for UTMB Layoffs; 3,800 Workers Will Lose their Jobs at Galveston's Largest Employer

One month after receiving a temporary reprieve, employees at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston learned Wednesday that 3,800 people there will lose their jobs.

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/6109613.html

Oklahoma is Facing a Shortage of Medical Staff

By 2012, Oklahoma will face a shortage of 3,000 nurses, or about 12 percent of the current work force, along with hundreds of lab technicians, physical therapists and other medical professionals, according to Oklahoma Healthcare Workforce Center.

http://www.enidnews.com/business/local_story_320231957.html

Hands-on Training

Germanna Community College students are applying their emerging nursing skills hands-on at Culpeper Regional Hospital. In addition to lightening the load on the regular full-time staff, the new nurses will help to reverse a nationwide shortage of nurses.

http://www.starexponent.com/cse/news/local/article/hands_on_training1/24591/