News Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, July 22, 2004 |
Contact: HRSA Press Office
(301) 443-3376
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HHS Awards $15.5 Million to Expand, Strengthen Nursing Workforce
HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson today announced almost $15.5
million in grants to 62 universities, colleges, nursing schools,
medical centers and other health care institutions to expand the
nation’s supply of qualified nurses and promote diversity in
the nursing profession.
“The national nursing shortage threatens the quality of
America’s health care,” said Secretary Thompson.
“These grants will help us meet future demand for the
essential health care services that nurses provide.”
A report issued by HHS in 2002, Projected Supply, Demand, and
Shortages of Registered Nurses: 2000-2020, predicted that the
nursing shortage is expected to grow to 29 percent by 2020,
compared to a 6 percent shortage in 2000. During Secretary
Thompson’s tenure, funding for nursing programs has increased
dramatically, and six new nursing programs were implemented as part
of the Nurse Reinvestment Act of 2002.
Most of the funds announced today -- $10.1 million -- will support
38 grants under the Nurse Education, Practice and Retention
Program. That program is designed to:
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increase enrollment in baccalaureate nursing programs;
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develop internship and residency programs;
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promote cultural competency among nurses;
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improve access to health care for medically underserved
populations; and
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boost nurses’ retention rates.
The remaining $5.4 million will support 24 grants under
theNursing Workforce Diversity Program. That program
supports student scholarships and stipends and pre-entry
preparation and nursing retention activities for individuals from
disadvantaged backgrounds.
“The workforce diversity grants effectively target resources
to racial and ethnic minorities who are underrepresented in
nursing,” said Elizabeth M. Duke, Ph.D., administrator of the
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), the HHS agency
that oversees the nursing programs. “Student enrollment in
nursing schools that receive these funds averages 38 percent
minority, compared to a national average of 19 percent.”
The Division of Nursing in HRSA’s Bureau of Health
Professions provides national leadership to help ensure an adequate
supply and distribution of qualified nursing personnel to meet the
nation’s health care needs. For more information, visit
http://bhpr.hrsa.gov/nursing/.
Lists of grantees follow.
| Nurse Education, Practice
& Retention Program Grants |
| Organization |
City |
State |
Amount |
| University of Alabama, Capstone College of Nursing |
Tuscaloosa |
Ala. |
$269,952 |
| Good Faith Fund |
Pine Bluff |
Ark. |
$108,000 |
| Azusa Pacific University |
Azusa |
Calif. |
$286,244 |
| Compton Community College |
Compton |
Calif. |
$237,021 |
| Grossmont College |
El Cajon |
Calif. |
$295,935 |
| Calif. State Univ., Fullerton Foundation |
Fullerton |
Calif. |
$287,682 |
| Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles-
School of Physical Therapy |
Los Angeles |
Calif. |
$209,407 |
| Riverside Community College |
Riverside |
Calif. |
$317,532 |
Calif. State U., Sacramento Foundation |
Sacramento |
Calif. |
$234,497 |
| Catholic University of America |
Washington |
D.C. |
$188,627 |
| Boise State University |
Boise |
Idaho |
$215,957 |
| Workforce Development Strategies Inc. |
Peru |
Ind. |
$172,262 |
| Purdue University |
W. Lafayette |
Ind. |
$121,336 |
University of Kansas Medical Center |
Kansas City |
Kan. |
$233,166 |
| Curators, University of Missouri |
Kansas City |
Mo. |
$271,466 |
| University of Nebraska Medical Center |
Omaha |
Neb. |
$394,856 |
| Trustees of Dartmouth College |
Hanover |
N.H. |
$246,550 |
| Essex County College |
Newark |
N.J. |
$291,071 |
| Regents of New Mexico State Univ. |
Las Cruces |
N.M. |
$274,834 |
| HHC Health & Home Care |
New York |
N.Y. |
$352,103 |
| University of Rochester |
Rochester |
N.Y. |
$437,585 |
| Univ. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Chapel Hill |
N.C. |
$320,944 |
| North Carolina A & T State University |
Greensboro |
N.C. |
$299,339 |
| Case Western Reserve University |
Cleveland |
Ohio |
$323,559 |
| Ohio State Univ. Research Foundation |
Columbus |
Ohio |
$347,257 |
| Wright State University |
Dayton |
Ohio |
$233,953 |
| Lourdes College |
Sylvania |
Ohio |
$288,182 |
| U. of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center |
Tulsa |
Okla. |
$280,129 |
| Texas Health Resources-The Center for Learning |
Arlington |
Texas |
$368,893 |
|
University of Texas at Brownsville & Texas Southmost
College
|
Brownsville
|
Texas
|
$119,686
|
|
University of Texas at El Paso
|
El Paso
|
Texas
|
$262,442
|
|
Texas Tech U. Health Sciences Center
|
Lubbock
|
Texas
|
$271,891
|
|
University of Texas at Tyler
|
Tyler
|
Texas
|
$133,622
|
|
Washington State University
|
Pullman
|
Wash.
|
$226,994
|
|
University of Washington
|
Seattle
|
Wash.
|
$369,574
|
|
St. Mary's Hospital
|
Huntington
|
W.Va.
|
$267,894
|
|
Marquette University
|
Milwaukee
|
Wis.
|
$324,826
|
|
University of Wyoming
|
Laramie
|
Wyo.
|
$249,188
|
|
SUBTOTAL: $10,134,456
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| Nursing
Workforce Diversity Program Grants |
| Organization |
City |
State |
Amount |
| Cochise College |
Douglas |
Ariz. |
$252,320 |
| Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Assn. |
Phoenix |
Ariz. |
$180,602 |
| Loma Linda University |
Loma Linda |
Calif. |
$216,494 |
| Methodist Medical Center College of Nursing |
Peoria |
Ill. |
$218,716 |
| Gateway Community and Technical College |
Covington |
Ky. |
$286,090 |
| Northwestern State Univ. of Louisiana |
Natchitoches |
La. |
$202,311 |
| University of Maryland Baltimore |
Baltimore |
Md. |
$351,908 |
| University of Massachusetts – Amherst
School of Nursing |
Amherst |
Mass. |
$304,192 |
| Greater Lawrence Family Health Center, Inc. |
Lawrence |
Mass. |
$97,704 |
| Moberly Area Community College |
Moberly |
Mo. |
$122,010 |
| Helene Fuld College of Nursing |
New York |
N.Y. |
$284,425 |
| College of Mount Saint Vincent |
Riverdale |
N.Y. |
$200,903 |
| Univ. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Chapel Hill |
N.C. |
$251,392 |
| University of North Dakota |
Grand Forks |
N.D. |
$192,039 |
| Linfield College-Good Samaritan School of Nursing
|
McMinnville |
Oregon |
$186,343 |
| Mercy Medical Center |
Roseburg |
Oregon |
$118,075 |
| Temple Univ. School of Medicine |
Philadelphia |
Pa. |
$140,862 |
| Horry-Georgetown Technical College |
Conway |
S.C. |
$200,883 |
| University of Texas at Arlington |
Arlington |
Texas |
$285,448 |
| University of Texas El Paso |
El Paso |
Texas |
$189,741 |
| University of Texas HSC At Houston |
Houston |
Texas |
$282,277 |
| University of Utah |
Salt Lake City |
Utah |
$226,333 |
| Bellevue Community College |
Bellevue |
Wash. |
$150,447 |
| Washington State University |
Pullman |
Wash. |
$417,209 |
| SUB-TOTAL: $5,358,724
|
TOTAL: $15,493,180 |
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Last Revised: July 22, 2004
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