Governor Josh Shapiro Highlights Commonsense Proposal to Recruit More Nurses, Invest in Healthier Communities

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Today, Governor Josh Shapiro met with student nurses at Gwynedd Mercy University in Montgomery County, where he heard from them about the challenges they face and discussed his commonsense budget proposals that invest in public health and take steps to recruit more nurses, police officers, and teachers to fill critical frontline jobs.

"Nurses save lives every single day across our Commonwealth, but we're facing a real crisis right now -- a critical shortage of nurses in our hospitals and clinics," said Governor Josh Shapiro. "When we don't have enough nurses to cover our communities, that puts an even greater burden on the nurses who are on the front lines every day keeping our families and our communities healthy. We need more nurses to join their ranks and ease that burden -- so my budget is going to make it a little easier to become a nurse in Pennsylvania."

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