Over the last year-and-a-half amid the COVID-19 pandemic, local hospitals and their staff have struggled with long hours and demanding workloads. As a result, many of hospitals in the region have struggled to retain nurses and other workers and remain fully staffed. In order to combat this issue, six hospitals in Johnson County, along with three other facilities on the Kansas side of the greater Kansas City metro, are set to receive a total of $14.66 million in stimulus aid to help them retain their workforce. The money comes from Kansas’ $50 million Frontline Hospitals Workers Retention Plan, which was approved by the bipartisan Strengthening People and Revitalizing Kansas (SPARK) executive committee in September.
Source: Shawnee Mission Post
