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HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson today announced a series of
grants totaling more than $30 million to increase the number
of qualified nurses and the quality of nursing services across
the country. The awards will help to ease the shortage
of nurses available to provide essential health care services
across the country.
“If more people
don’t choose careers in nursing, it will become more and more
difficult for patients to get quality health care,” Secretary
Thompson said. “Today’s awards will make it easier for
many bright students to pursue a rewarding career in nursing,
where they can improve the lives of Americans, one patient at
a time.”
HHS’ Health
Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) will award grants
totaling more than $22 million to colleges, universities and
other organizations to increase the number of nurses with advanced
degrees and to help improve the quality of care for elderly
patients.
In addition,
another $8 million will be designated to repay educational loans
of clinical care nurses who agree to work for two or three years
in designated public or nonprofit health facilities facing a
critical shortage of nurses. HRSA estimates more than
400 new contracts will be made under the Nursing Education Loan
Repayment Program. Applications are due on June 14.
Details are available at http://bhpr.hrsa.gov/nursing/loanrepay.htm
or by calling 1-866-813-3753.
The $22 million in grants include:
- 324 Advanced Education Nursing Traineeship
grants, totaling more than $18.5 million, which support registered
nurses in graduate programs who are studying to become nurse
practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, nurse-midwives,
nurse anesthetists, nurse educators, nurse administrators
and public health nurses.
- 71 Advanced Education Nurse Anesthetist
Traineeship grants, totaling more than $3 million, which support
registered nurses enrolled full-time in a master's nurse anesthesia
program.
- Nine Geriatric Nursing Knowledge and Experiences
in Long Term Care Facilities grants, totaling nearly $225,000,
which help schools of nursing provide hands-on clinical training
for senior nursing students caring for elderly individuals.
- Three
Nurse Faculty Development in Geriatrics grants, totaling nearly
$760,000, which help nursing schools, nursing centers, academic
health centers, and state or local governments develop effective
geriatric nursing education programs.
“A shortage
of nurses threatens the quality of health care in communities
across America. As the nation grows older -- and the Census
Bureau estimates that 40 million Americans will be over age
65 in 2010, 5 million more than currently -- so, too, does the
nursing workforce,” said HRSA Administrator Elizabeth James
Duke, Ph.D. “Nurses are growing older and leaving the
profession, but today’s entrants are too few to replace them
and to meet the growing demand. These grants will go a long
way toward ensuring that the nursing work force keeps pace with
America’s changing health care needs.”
Early in his
tenure, Secretary Thompson identified the nursing shortage as
a critical national priority. Studies have shown that
the demand for nursing services is growing faster than the number
of trained nurses, placing an increasing strain on the nation’s
health care system. In February, HHS launched a new campaign
to encourage school children to consider careers in nursing
and other health professions.
President Bush's
fiscal year 2003 budget proposes a total of $15 million, nearly
a 50 percent increase above the current year’s funding, to expand
the Nursing Education Loan Repayment program to help address
the nation's growing need for nursing professionals. The
increase will support 800 new nursing education loan repayment
agreements.
The lists
of grant recipients are attached below:
Nurse
Anesthetist Traineeships
|
|
Institution
|
City
|
State
|
Amount
|
|
University
of Alabama at Birmingham
|
Birmingham
|
Ala.
|
$135,238
|
|
University
of Southern California
|
Los
Angeles
|
Calif.
|
35,851
|
|
Samuel
Merritt College
|
Oakland
|
Calif.
|
25,161
|
|
California
State Univ., Fullerton Foundation
|
Fullerton
|
Calif.
|
50,622
|
|
Central
Connecticut State University
|
New
Britain
|
Conn.
|
29,878
|
|
Georgetown
University
|
Washington
|
D.C.
|
67,302
|
|
Florida
Gulf Coast University
|
Ft.
Myers
|
Fla.
|
31,133
|
|
Florida
International University
|
Miami
|
Fla.
|
7,545
|
|
Barry
University
|
Miami
Shores
|
Fla.
|
61,011
|
|
Bay
Medical Center
|
Panama
City
|
Fla.
|
15,725
|
|
Medical
College of Georgia
|
Augusta
|
Ga.
|
35,851
|
|
Advocate
Health and Hospitals Corporation
|
Chicago
|
Ill.
|
45,604
|
|
Rush-Presbyterian-St.
Luke's Medical Center
|
Chicago
|
Ill.
|
32,706
|
|
Decatur
Memorial Hospital
|
Decatur
|
Ill.
|
34,596
|
|
Southern
Illinois University at Edwardsville
|
Edwardsville
|
Ill.
|
50,004
|
|
University
of Iowa
|
Iowa
City
|
Iowa
|
15,725
|
|
Newman
University
|
Wichita
|
Kan.
|
15,725
|
|
University
of Kansas Medical Center
|
Kansas
City
|
Kan.
|
56,294
|
|
Murray
State University
|
Murray
|
Ky.
|
21,698
|
|
Louisiana
State Univ. Health Science Center
|
New
Orleans
|
La.
|
93,082
|
|
University
of New England
|
Biddeford
|
Maine
|
25,161
|
|
Northeastern
University
|
Boston
|
Mass.
|
28,608
|
|
Regents
of the University of Michigan
|
Ann
Arbor
|
Mich.
|
20,125
|
|
Case
Western Reserve Univ.-Henry Ford Health Science Center
|
Detroit
|
Mich.
|
26,416
|
|
University
of Detroit Mercy
|
Detroit
|
Mich.
|
53,768
|
|
Wayne
State University
|
Detroit
|
Mich.
|
33,325
|
|
Oakland
University
|
Rochester
|
Mich.
|
25,161
|
|
University
of Minnesota
|
Minneapolis
|
Minn.
|
12,580
|
|
St.
Mary's University of Minnesota
|
Winona
|
Minn.
|
97,180
|
|
St.
Mary's University of Minnesota
|
Winona
|
Minn.
|
39,313
|
|
Truman
Medical Center
|
Kansas
City
|
Mo.
|
34,596
|
|
Webster
University
|
Saint
Louis
|
Mo.
|
53,768
|
|
BryanLGH
Medical Center
|
Lincoln
|
Neb.
|
27,988
|
|
Univ.
of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey
|
Newark
|
N.J.
|
30,180
|
|
Albany
Medical College
|
Albany
|
N.Y.
|
37,741
|
|
Univ.
Hospital of Downstate Medical Center
|
Albany
|
N.Y.
|
31,133
|
|
Research
Foundation State Univ. of New York
|
Amherst
|
N.Y.
|
34,278
|
|
Trustees
of Columbia University
|
New
York
|
N.Y.
|
51,576
|
|
University
of North Carolina – Charlotte
|
Charlotte
|
N.C.
|
50,004
|
|
Duke
University
|
Durham
|
N.C.
|
7,545
|
|
University
of North Carolina – Greensboro
|
Greensboro
|
N.C.
|
72,019
|
|
University
of North Dakota
|
Grand
Forks
|
N.D.
|
18,870
|
|
The
University of Akron
|
Akron
|
Ohio
|
31,451
|
|
Case
Western Reserve University
|
Cleveland
|
Ohio
|
60,059
|
|
Gannon
University
|
Erie
|
Pa.
|
26,733
|
|
Westmoreland
Regional Hospital
|
Greensburg
|
Pa.
|
37,741
|
|
Allegheny
Valley Hospital
|
Natrona
Hgts.
|
Pa.
|
39,616
|
|
La
Salle University
|
Philadelphia
|
Pa.
|
48,431
|
|
MCP-Hahnemann
University
|
Philadelphia
|
Pa.
|
35,851
|
|
Nazareth
Hospital
|
Philadelphia
|
Pa.
|
37,741
|
|
Temple
University
|
Philadelphia
|
Pa.
|
53,768
|
|
St.
Francis Medical Center
|
Pittsburgh
|
Pa.
|
39,616
|
|
University
of Pittsburgh
|
Pittsburgh
|
Pa.
|
87,745
|
|
University
of Scranton
|
Scranton
|
Pa.
|
20,745
|
|
Villanova
University
|
Villanova
|
Pa.
|
47,176
|
|
Inter
American University of Puerto Rico
|
San
Juan
|
P.R.
|
14,153
|
|
University
of Puerto Rico
|
San
Juan
|
P.R.
|
20,125
|
|
Medical
University of South Carolina
|
Charleston
|
S.C.
|
45,286
|
|
University
of South Carolina
|
Columbia
|
S.C.
|
34,596
|
|
University
of Tennessee
|
Chattanooga
|
Tenn.
|
45,906
|
|
Middle
Tennessee School of Anesthesia
|
Madison
|
Tenn.
|
108,505
|
|
University
of Tennessee, Memphis
|
Memphis
|
Tenn.
|
15,725
|
|
The
University of Tennessee
|
Knoxville
|
Tenn.
|
14,153
|
|
Baylor
College of Medicine
|
Houston
|
Texas
|
34,596
|
|
Texas
Wesleyan University
|
Fort
Worth
|
Texas
|
268,586
|
|
U.
of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
|
Houston
|
Texas
|
33,023
|
|
Old
Dominion University
|
Norfolk
|
Va.
|
42,459
|
|
Virginia
Commonwealth University
|
Richmond
|
Va.
|
73,592
|
|
Gonzaga
University
|
Spokane
|
Wash.
|
7,863
|
|
Camcare
Health Education and Research Inst.
|
Charleston
|
W.Va.
|
37,741
|
|
Franciscan
Skemp Foundation, Inc.
|
La
Crosse
|
Wis.
|
15,408
|
|
Total: |
$3,050,476 |
Geriatric
Nursing Knowledge & Experience
in Long-Term Care Facilities
|
|
Institution
|
City
|
State
|
Amount
|
|
University
of Delaware
|
Newark
|
Del.
|
$25,000
|
|
Emory
University
|
Atlanta
|
Ga.
|
24,835
|
|
Marian
College
|
Indianapolis
|
Ind.
|
24,840
|
|
University
of Indianapolis
|
Indianapolis
|
Ind.
|
25,000
|
|
University
of Massachusetts
|
Amherst
|
Mass.
|
25,000
|
|
University
of Missouri
|
Columbia
|
Mo.
|
25,000
|
|
University
of Puerto Rico
|
Humacao
|
P.R.
|
24,840
|
|
Texas
Tech University
|
Lubbock
|
Texas
|
24,980
|
|
Hampton
University
|
Hampton
|
Va.
|
25,000
|
|
Total: |
$224,495
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Nurse
Faculty Development in Geriatrics
|
|
Institution
|
City
|
State
|
Amount
|
|
University
of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
|
Little
Rock
|
Ark.
|
$280,761
|
|
Mather
Lifeways/Mather Institute on Aging
|
Evanston
|
Ill.
|
248,384
|
|
University
of Texas at Houston
|
Houston
|
Texas
|
230,772
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Total:
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$759,827
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