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In 2008, several organizations including The Community Foundation for the Land of Lincoln, The Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce, St. John’s Hospital and Memorial Medical Center, Lincoln Land Community College, St. John’s College of Nursing, Benedictine University in Springfield and The Springfield Urban League came together to address the nursing shortage in Central Illinois.  These groups recognized that the need for a local, well-educated nursing staff was imperative to the overall health and well-being of the Mid-Illinois Medical District and the regional community at large.

Together, a program was developed that would address the nursing shortage in Central Illinois and thus, the Central Illinois Nursing Initiative was born.

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ARTICLES

Why would I want to become a nurse?
Nurses today have some of the most demanding and interesting jobs available in Central Illinois’ job market.

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Men In Nursing:
With the current nursing shortage and demand for qualified nurses, more and more men are taking an interest in careers in healthcare and male nursing is becoming quite popular.

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A $545,000, two-year grant will help ease a nursing shortage that leaves about 100 jobs a year unfilled in the Springfield area, said a group of medical, business and not-for-profit representatives at a grant announcement today.

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