Two bits, four bits . . . All for Ga.'s nurses, stand up and do nothing -- The nursing shortage and it's only money

"Federal funds bypass Georgia" (from8-16-04 Chronicle):

A severe shortfall in the number of nurses in Georgia, expected to grow worse in coming years, wasn't enough to get the state some of the $15.5 million the federal government doled out last month to help solve a national problem.

Though it got none of the federal funding, few would dispute that Georgia is a case study in what is becoming a nationwide epidemic as a growing and aging population leaves state nursing schools scrambling to crank out enough nurses.

Forty-seven of Georgia's 159 counties are designated as "nursing shortage counties" by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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Someone needs to step up to the plate here Governor. The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations projects the vacant nursing positions in Georgia will soon grow to 30,000 in Georgia.

To win a drawing, you must have a ticket; to be successful in being awarded a grant, you must have applied for the grant. It appears Georgia dropped the ball here.

Ask your local college with a nursing program: Did we apply?