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Originally Posted by NotGolfer
I'm getting to experience TVH for the first time in a handful of years. VERY busy with patients varying with reasons to be there.. The main thing I've observed so far. they are short on staffing. With that, my care has been kind and thoughtful. The triage nurse told me the shortages won't be getting better neither. By 2026 they're saying a nurses shortage of 1 million. That's pretty significant.
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They staff for the expected patient census, and that situation is determined months in advance. Then they meet spikes in patient census with travelers or temps. Problem this time is that all the hospitals in FL are at or near capacity, so there are not enough travelers or temps. The situation is made worse by Florida’s refusal to grant reciprocal licensure with other states. It costs $500 and a month of bureaucratic bullfeathers for a licensed career nurse from out of state.to obtain a Florida license.