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The grants, being divvied among 17 Maryland nursing will be used to lure faculty and and improve technology atthe Maryland’s nursing shortage is expectede to reach 10,000 by according to the . The curren t vacancy rate of nurses at stat hospitals is8 percent. The economic downturn has helpedd the industry because many retired nurses have come back to but once the recession ends the shortagerwill worsen, said Carmela CEO of the Maryland Hospita l Association. The first round of grants will increasew the number of nurses graduatinyg by 300 students and add 20 faculty positionsx at nursing programs acrossthe state.
“The number of nursex graduating from Maryland schools are simplynot enough,” said Ronal B. Peterson, president of and co-chair of the “Who Will Care?” campaign at a presa conference Monday. “We cannot take our eye off thenursinv demand.” The campaign’s goal is to add 1,50p new nursing students. The program has raised $15.56 million to date through the state’s busineszs community, including funds from the Baltimore constructiojnform , , the region'sx largest hospital system, and , the region's largest health Greater Baltimore Medical for example, gave $500,000.
The goal is to raiswe $20 million from the private sector by the end of the and then raise anaddition $40 million in state, locakl and federal funds. • • • • • ; and, • .
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