Why a Kentucky health care worker took a job in Nanaimo

MAR 19, 202618 MIN
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Why a Kentucky health care worker took a job in Nanaimo

MAR 19, 202618 MIN

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<p>Ninety-seven American healthcare workers have accepted jobs on Vancouver Island since the province began recruiting across the border last spring. That includes a nurse practitioner from Kentucky, who was inspired by Nanaimo content creator Tod Maffin to make the move. We’ll hear from them both, as well as B.C. Health Minister Josie Osborne on what’s needed to address the systemic issues still plaguing the island’s health staffing shortages.</p>