The
Hill
Group
has been working with The Pennsylvania Workforce
Investment Board and the newly formed Pennsylvania Center for Health Careers
to support their role in developing a strategy to address the nursing education system
capacity issues in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
The
Hill
Group is pleased to share that the
recommendations from the strategy have been forwarded to the Pennsylvania
Governor's Office. As a result of these recommendations, the
Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA) Foundation
has made a $40 million commitment to address the state's critical health care
needs over the next four years. Specifically, $10 million will be allocated
during FY 2005 - 06 to support recommendations from the Pennsylvania Center for
Health Careers to increase the number of qualified nurse educators, expand the
number of clinical training opportunities for student nurses and implement a
plan to improve the pass rate for RN and LPN candidates.
To read the full report of recommendations for
addressing Pennsylvania's nursing shortage, please click
on the report logo below or click here.
For more information, official press releases are available at:
PHEAA's Higher Education Gift Initiative to Benefit Hundreds of Thousands of Pennsylvania Students
Rendell Budget Focuses on Improving Workforce Development System
