Maryland Hospital Association commits $15.5 Million to Increase Education Capacity
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Jul 23, 2009 | Nursing News
Maryland Hospital Association commits $15.5 Million to Increase Education Capacity
Source: Washington Post
An initiative by the Maryland Hospital Association will provide $15.5 million over the next five years to 17 nursing schools across the state to help increase the number of students in the programs and stave off a predicted shortage of nurses.
"People are living longer, are more healthy, more active, and they want to stay that way," said Catherine Crowley, vice president of the Maryland Hospital Association.
Maryland will require 10,000 more nurses to meet those needs, Crowley said.
- Maryland is one of 30 states with multi-stakeholder teams working with the Center to Champion Nursing in America to increase educational capacity. Learn more about our state efforts.
