Nursing shortage looms as Kansas schools face budget cuts
Kansas universities and community colleges struggle to admit all nursing applicants due to space limits and budget pressures. KU may cut faculty amid a potential 6 percent cut, risking smaller fall enrollments. Wichita State already rejects over 20 students per cycle. Rural programs rely on local aid and partnerships with hospitals to grow staff, while Washburn expands to 100 nursing students per semester. Hospitals stress local training links to retain graduates, with salaries from 14 to 21 dollars hourly.
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Miller
Wichita State
Nursing
WSU
Juanita Tate
Kansas
Washburn University
Washburn
Cynthia Hornberger
Kansas Board of Regents
Topeka
Iliff
Board of Regents
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Roberts
State Nursing Association
Noble
Southeast Kansas physical therapy program faces budget cuts
Kansas University distance education program in Pittsburg trains therapists for southeast Kansas. The KU budget cuts may end the five year old program, threatening local shortages as employers warn graduates rarely return to rural areas.
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Kansas
Burnett
Labette County Medical Center
Parsons
Kansas University
Pittsburg
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KU Medical
Kansas City
Kan
Chukuka Enwemeka
Ennemeka
Eric Baldonado
Mercy Hospital
Fort Scott
Baldonado
Chicago
Med Center Faces Budget Cuts and Departures at KU Medical Center
Kansas University Medical Center faces $6 million in cuts risking about 20 faculty positions. Faculty leader Dr. Pam Shaw warns morale drops as untenured staff consider leaving, while programs like distance education physical therapy and neonatal nursing may be eliminated. News of researchers Billy Hudson and S K Dey leaving for Vanderbilt compounds strain.
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Kansas University Medical Center
Pam Shaw
Med Center
Robert Hemenway
Pittsburg
Dennis McCulloch
Shaw
Billy Hudson
S.K. Dey
Vanderbilt University
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