Removing licensure barriers for immigrant health workers to be a priority for Maryland lawmakers next session
Nicole Pasia | Aug 18, 2022 | Maryland
MHA releases extensive report with recommendations to combat workforce shortage
Nicole Pasia | Aug 11, 2022 | Maryland
Health leaders discuss the evolution of workforce policy in Maryland
Nicole Pasia | Jun 15, 2022 | Maryland
Maryland health workforce and emergency assistance bills heard in committee
Nicole Pasia | Apr 7, 2022 | Maryland
Two bills aiming to supplement the state health workforce and emergency response system were on the agenda for the House Health and Government Operations Committee Tuesday. The first was a crossover bill sponsored by Sen. Delores Kelley (D - Baltimore). The other was sponsored by committee member Cheryl Landis (D
Crossover deadline pushes bills through final committee voting sessions
Nicole Pasia | Mar 17, 2022 | Maryland
In the final week before bills passed in their chamber of origin are required to move to the opposite chamber, members of the Maryland House Health and Government Operations Committee (HGO) voted on several health measures, with still more to come. The committee voted on the following bills Wednesday night.
Three key health workforce bills heard in committee
Nicole Pasia | Mar 4, 2022 | Maryland
As Maryland lawmakers are preparing to introduce final bills for the 2022 legislative session by next week, three bills across both chambers are specifically addressing the ongoing health workforce shortage in the state. Senate Bill 440 passed its second reading with amendments on Thursday. Sponsored by Sen. Pamela
Maryland hospitals face over 3,900 nurse vacancies: up 50% from late summer
Maryland Hospital Association | Feb 1, 2022 | Maryland
Maryland hospitals are experiencing a staggering workforce shortage that limits their capacity to meet the needs of all Maryland residents. These challenges come after nearly two years on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic and at a time when the total demand for hospital care—for COVID and everything else—is without
Maryland hospitals urge lawmakers to address financial strain
Nicole Pasia | Dec 21, 2021 | Maryland
Early on in the pandemic, Maryland’s hospitals were financially sound, according to the Maryland Hospital Association (MHA) Chief External Affairs Officer Nicole Dempsey Stallings. Maryland’s unique All-Payer Model, which determines an evenly-distributed, fixed budget for the state’s hospitals each year, acted as a “shock absorber” that helped stabilize both a
University of Maryland Medical System Announces $5.1 Million Initiative For Recruitment Of Nurses, Other Clinical Positions From Maryland’s Community Colleges
University of Maryland Medical System | Dec 9, 2021 | Maryland
The University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) Monday announced a $5.1 million commitment to recruit registered nurses and other clinical bedside experts from Maryland’s community colleges. This initiative marks the System’s first-ever “One UMMS” unified effort to target new graduates from the state’s two-year schools and will be effective with