Nursing World
Today the American Nurses Credentialing Center is excited to announce that the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation, New York’s largest grantmaking organization focused on improving the health and well-being of vulnerable communities, is premiering its new Nursing Initiative. It’s a grant program created to support safety net hospitals across the state that provide a significant amount of care to high-need populations. The selected hospitals can receive up to $5 million respectively to pursue the Magnet Recognition Program® or the Pathway to Excellence® program from the American Nurses Credentialing Center, as well as implement or expand virtual nursing and nurse residency programs…
…The Mother Cabrini Health Foundation developed the Nursing Initiative following the launch of its healthcare workforce report with the University of Albany Center for Health Workforce Studies. According to data referenced in the report, 15% of hospital patient care RNs between the ages of 20 and 39 reported plans to leave their current position within the next 12 months, underscoring the urgency of mitigating further declines. The study found that despite sizable investments committed to address healthcare workforce shortages, New York is still struggling to bolster its registered nursing workforce statewide…