Nursing shortage threatens rural health care
A recent report shows Southwestern Oregon is on the precipice of a crisis-level nursing shortage brought upon by increased access to health care, an aging workforce, and a lack of educational capacity to train new nurses. Southwestern Oregon Workforce Investment Board (SOWIB) Program Manager Kyle Stevens alerted the board about the local impacts of the national nursing shortage. The shortage, reported at SOWIB’s Aug. 16 meeting, more seriously affects rural areas like Curry a