Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, the number of nurses at the hospital dropped. According to the Hospital Association of Southern California, nursing vacancy rates among local hospitals exceed 30%.
Some hospitals in Southern California have a nurse vacancy rate of 30%, stressing overworked staff and causing some to leave the industry earlier than they planned.
California hospitals and nursing schools are debating solutions to the nursing shortage, with the California Hospital Association and SEIU co-sponsoring a bill
California faces a shortage of about 36,000 licensed nurses, according to the UC San Francisco Health Workforce Research Center on Long-Term Care. Nearly half the workforce reports symptoms of burnout.
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