Georgia hospitals are relying on travel nurses to survive. But they can't afford it forever

Lawmakers are wrestling with how to bolster the state’s health care workforce that experts say has dwindled for a variety of reasons — from burnout under the crush of COVID to fewer students entering the field as older professionals retire.

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