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While the national nursing shortage may be easing, vacancies still haven鈥檛 returned to pre-pandemic numbers, according to a study from Nursing Solutions Inc. In New Mexico, the most recent data showed 9,000 RN job postings in the state as of last summer. The University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center has announced it鈥檚 set to receive millions in federal funds to address the gap, particularly in rural areas.

In 2021, a record number of people quit their jobs, what economists are calling the Great Resignation. While COVID was certainly a factor, experts say people were already exiting their jobs at an increasing rate starting in 2009. Now New Mexico Highlands University plans to use new funding to address mass exits and burnout in northern New Mexico.

Though it may not always be front of mind for many of us anymore, we are still living in a pandemic where many people are still getting sick, being hospitalized, and sometimes dying. That has put an incredible strain on our healthcare and public health systems - and the people who work in those fields. Today on #YNMG we discuss the many nursing and public health bills still in front of lawmakers with only about a day left before this session鈥檚 end.

About a quarter of COVID-19 patients in nursing homes die, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid. There have been nearly 200 deaths in New鈥�

In episode 34, we discover how prepared hospitals and health care facilities in New Mexico really are. And we go all over the state for this one. We hear鈥�

The COVID-19 pandemic has cancelled in-person classes for universities and public schools in New Mexico, including crucial hands-on learning for nursing鈥�

Negotiations continue between UNM Hospitals (UNMH) and the union that represents about 4500 of its nurses, aides, housekeepers and other workers. The鈥�

The state is looking to hire hundreds of new employees over the next two weeks. Agencies will accept walk-in applicants at 鈥渞apid hire鈥� events in鈥�

Nearly one in 10 Americans works in the health care industry. It鈥檚 the same for our state, but there鈥檚 still a shortage of nurses here. Some schools are鈥�