AHA supports bipartisan legislation to ease hospital staff shortages
This week, the American Hospital Association (AHA) Congressional leaders of the Association鈥檚 support for legislation to ease hospital staff shortages. The Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act (/), which AONL also supports, is a bipartisan effort to expedite the visa authorization process for qualified international nurses to support hospitals facing staffing shortages. 鈥淓nsuring an adequate supply of physicians and nurses during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is paramount,鈥 AHA said in a letter to the bill鈥檚 House and Senate sponsors. Last year, AONL and AHA Congress to include the act in COVID-19 relief legislation. (AHA , 5/5/21)