Ascension spent years reducing its staffing levels in an effort to improve profitability, even though the chain is a nonprofit organization with nearly $18 billion of cash reserves.
Douglas Brant's life was cut short Thursday when a 33-year-old man shot and killed him while the Providence registered nurse was treating the shooter's grandmother at her Spokane home.
To facilitate more students' entrance into Western New Mexico University School of Nursing programs, the university is taking steps to improve the pass rate of the entrance exam by offering workshops in disciplines especially essential to the career track.
The scholars program offers certified nursing assistant training to people who 'who lack opportunities,' said Barb Clapp, CEO of the Jack and Nancy Dwyer Workforce Development Center.