In response to nursing shortages, Los Angeles County's community colleges and the California State University system are forming a partnership through the Nursing 2035 Initiative. Led by Compton College, this initiative seeks to enhance collaboration, research, and strategies to increase the number of registered nurses graduating in the region. The urgency is highlighted by projected job openings surpassing graduates, exacerbated by various challenges, including limited nursing program spots and faculty retention issues. The partnership aims to remediate health disparities and improve healthcare outcomes for the local community.
The Nursing 2035 Initiative aims to foster collaboration between community colleges, the CSU system and other stakeholders; conduct research; and devise strategies to graduate more registered nurses in the region over the next decade.
Keith Curry, president of Compton College, said the need for more nurses in the region is dire, with 6,454 job openings projected annually through 2035, while only 5,363 relevant degree graduates were produced in 2023.
The goal is really trying to address health disparities in the community I'm from, and nursing is just another one of those issues that we have to address, said Curry.
The partnership represents a new phase of cooperation between Los Angeles County's community colleges and the California State University system, aiming to tackle local nursing shortages.
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