Hospitals across the country have recruited nurses from around the world to make up for U.S. labor shortages. But demand for international workers is delaying visas and slowing the flow of nurses able to come to Kansas.
Henry Ford Health has a shortage of nurses at all of its facilities in Michigan. To fix that problem, The hospital is bringing in 600 registered nurses from the Philippines. Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer Eric Wallis said the first Filipino nurse arrived this week and they hope to welcome more later this year.
The San Ramon City Council voted earlier this month to deny an appeal from a neighborhood group that would have seen the Planning Commission s earlier vote reluctantly approving a controversial housing project overturned if approved.