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Sunday, October 15, 2006: New Orleans, Foreigners tapped to fill nursing gap:"Pinched for nurses since Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans-area hospitals have increased wages to capture a share of the local talent pool and in some cases have left beds empty for want of caregivers. Now, several hospitals are looking abroad for help. Rather than scrimmage for nurses in the tight local market, East Jefferson General Hospital dispatched its chief operating officer in August to the Philippines, a former U.S. territory that annually sends thousands of English-speaking nurses overseas."
http://www.nola.com/newslogs/topnews...006_10_15.html

Can't say I'd be in a mad rush to take an assignment down in New Orleans sorry to say. Just too dangerous an environment right now.

Police, fire and basic services barely functional, can imagine the "picture" recruiters must be painting for these foreign nurses.

Sincerely,

Andrew Lopez, RN
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