* February 24, 2010 - The American College of Emergency Physicians is using the recent closing of Deaconess Hospital’s emergency room to underscore its point that ERs need more attention from lawmakers. . more

* January 21, 2010 - James Anderson, the recently retired CEO of Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, is the Lifetime Achievement winner in the Business Courier’s 2010 Health Care Heroes honors. The hospital has, under Anderson’s leadership. . . more

* November 13, 2009 - Ohio’s relatively tight job market for nurses could be temporary cover for a gaping maw to come.The state nursing shortage is projected to hit 32,000 by 2020. . . more

* November 5, 2009 - (Cincinnati) The College of Mount St. Joseph honors leaders in the nursing profession at the 14th annual Leadership in Nursing Awards program at The Phoenix, downtown, at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. . . more

* July 27, 2009 - (Cincinnati) Xavier University, with a $1.5 million federal grant, will offer distance-learning to nurses working in rural areas. . . more

* July 13, 2009 - (Columbus)The Ohio Senate unanimously passed today Senator Sue Morano’s Comprehensive Nursing Education Bill (SB 89). . . more

* May 7, 2009 - The Christ Hospital's College of Nursing and Health Sciences in Cincinnati has received a $500,000 gift to support . . . more

 * April 9, 2009 - Ohio Sen. Sue Morano (D) has introduced legislation aimed at addressing the dearth of nurse educators in the state, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports. . . more

* April 6, 2009 - The economic recession is threatening the financial health of Ohio’s hospitals, according to a new survey from the Ohio Hospital Association. . . more

 * March 26, 2009 - The Honorable Mark Mallory, Mayor of Cincinnati, will declare Friday, March 27 as “Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences Day,” in recognition . . . more

* March 11, 2009 - Cincinnati Aligning Forces for Quality announced today that Mercy Hospital Anderson has been selected by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) to. . . more

* March 2, 2009 - Effective today (March 2, 2009) Xavier University’s Department of Nursing is now the School of Nursing. . . more

 

 

*McKnight's Long Term Care News, 02/05/2010 - Nearly half of all nurses say they plan to make a career change over the next three years. That could exacerbate the nursing shortage, according to the results of a recent survey of registered nurses. . . more

*Nurse.com, 02/01/2010 -One of the favorable trends shaping the nursing workforce is the growing number of younger nurses entering the workforce. Since 2003, there has been a steady increase in nurses ages 23 to 25 entering the workforce with significant growth noted in 2008. . . more

* January 20, 2010 - Nursing Leadership from Bedside to Boardroom: Opinion Leaders’ Perceptions. The interviewing period for this survey was between August 18 and October 30, 2009. . . more

* January 20, 2010 - Princeton, NJ: From reducing medical errors, to increasing the quality of care, to promoting wellness, to improving the efficiency and reducing costs, a new survey finds that an overwhelming majority of opinion leaders say nurses should have more influence. . . more

* On Dec. 7, delegates to the founding convention of the National Nurses United (NNU) voted unanimously to endorse the creation of the largest union and professional organization of registered nurses in U.S. history. . . more

* August 28, 2009 - New York, NY- Lack of quality sites, lack of faculty qualified to teach on-site, and restrictions of the number of students or other limitations imposed by. . . more 

* April 27, 2009 - Los Angeles Times - Filling open nursing positions is no easy task for hospital administrators these days, and there's every chance the job will get tougher. . . more

* March 16, 2009 - New York, NY - The National League for Nursing's annual Nursing Data Review Academic Year casts a wide lens on all types of nursing programs, from doctoral...more

* March 3, 2009 - Economic Downturn Reduces Hospital Reliance on Nurse Staffing Companies. . .more 

* February 2009 - In 2004, California began requiring that acute-care hospitals maintain certain minimum ratios between nurses and patients, making it the first state in the nation to do so. . . more