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ANA Urges HHS to Declare Nurse Staffing Shortage a National Crisis

Tuesday, September 7, 2021   (0 Comments)
Posted by: Lisa Presutti
Nurse_Mask_COVID_1530502.jpgThe American Nurses Association (ANA) on September 1 urged the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to declare the current and unsustainable nurse staffing shortage facing our country a national crisis. In a letter to HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra, ANA called for the Administration to acknowledge and take concrete action to address the current crisis-level nurse staffing shortage that puts nurses’ ability to care for patients in jeopardy.