Big cities feeling nursing shortage crunch
Big cities feeling nursing shortage crunch by Faiza Amin Last Updated Jun 29, 2021 at 10:43 pm EDT What was once a problem only in rural parts of Canada is now being called a national crisis. A shortage of nurses across the country is creating more challenges for hospitals who are struggling to recruit them. “We’ve had widespread nursing challenges in Ottawa and the surrounding region for quite some time. The pandemic amplified that significantly,” said Greg Hedgecoe, VP of People, Performance & Diagnostic Services, Queensway Carleton Hospital. “It’s quite a bit higher than the norm...
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