State report probes root cause of nurse shortage at Mass. hospitals

Hospital systems have struggled for months in the face of nurse shortages and a shrinking workforce, and a new state report aims to explain the root cause of the problem. The report from the Project on Workforce at Harvard, convened by the Baker administration, suggests that the pandemic disrupted clinical placements and delayed licensing exams, constraining the supply of new nurses and direct care workers like home health aids to the state. Also, retirements accel erated, as aging health care staff…
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