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Montana's largest hospital recently signed employment contracts with two dozen foreign nurses. Nationwide, a backlog of 5000 international nurses await approval to enter the US.
Billings Clinic is just one of the scores of hospitals across the U.S. looking abroad to ease a shortage of nurses worsened by the pandemic.
The national demand for nurses is so great that it's created a backlog of health care professionals awaiting clearance to work in the U.S.
More than 5,000 international nurses are awaiting final visa approval, the American Association of International Healthcare Recruitment reported in September.
Billings Clinic is just one of the scores of hospitals across the U.S. looking abroad to ease a shortage of nurses worsened by the pandemic.