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Area Nurse Shortage in Illinois Sparks Construction Demand
Illinois faces a severe nurse shortage with 17,703 registered nurses versus a need for 31,479 by 1960. Construction plans would add 52,800 hospital beds and require 15,553 more registered nurses, 1,263 administrators, and 9,735 non-professionals. Southern Illinois lacks most nurses. central and northern counties lack non professionals. The report says admitting 3,000 nursing students yearly and cutting withdrawals to 25 percent could eliminate the gap by 1960.
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