MedPro
International and
AAIHR Featured on
NBC News
As the world enters the next phase of the Coronavirus
pandemic, nurse shortage, burnout, and short-staffed hospitals
have increased throughout the U.S.
Hospitals were already
experiencing a shortage of
nurses pre-COVID, and the
pandemic has exacerbated this
nursing shortage.
It's estimated 1 in 5 U.S.
hospitals face dire staffing
shortages.
The news clip highlighted the Coronavirus Pandemic
and how U.S.
Hospitals are seeking nurses
from foreign countries to fill
critical staffing needs.
"All association members are hearing the same thing, it's
consistent.
When are the nurses going to
get here and why it's taking so
long," states Jeffrey.
Hospitals in nearly every state are signing healthcare
agreements with nurses from the Philippines, India,
Jamaica, Kenya, Nigeria.
20% of nurses working in
the U.S.
today are immigrants.
Patty Jeffrey estimates there are
5,000 nurses in overseas
countries ready to begin work in
the U.S.
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