Intra-Sector Cooperation Needed

Reuters reported that the Jonas Center for Nursing Excellence Executive
Director Marilyn Deluca said, "Foundations, business and academia must
work together to fund programs that get to precisely these issues, because
urses -- the unsung heroes of our health care system -- need more
champions."  Marilyn, commenting on the nursing shortage is one of many
looking for innovative ways to get more nurses into the workforce.

This partnership of sorts between the academic, business, and philanthropic
community is the kind of creative solutions I think we need in our country today.
The Academic brings the best-practices and training. Business brings the
incentive, and the philanthropic community can provide avenues for people
to use their heart. Compassion is a driving force in the health care business.

In my last post, I talked about the need for more medical schools for doctors,
but the looming shortage of nurses is even worse. 

Fortunately, we have an MCG (Medical College of Georgia) Nurses
School extension here in Athens.

In my very first post, I talked about the bird flu and the impact it would
have on our nurse work force.  We need to take action now to get this
aspect of our work force in line with the needs of our country.