Manatee and Sarasota area hospitals experience an average annual lack of 153 RNs and 96 RN openings due to turnovers.
Several steps are being taken to increase nursing preparedness and overcome the shortage -- State College of Florida introduced a four-year Bachelor of Science in Nursing program, Sarasota Memorial Hospital offers 100 percent tuition reimbursement for continued nursing education.
Regional workforce group CareerEdge was awarded a grant totaling $289,619 to fund a three-year training program at five local health care organizations.
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