Duke gains key role in nurse training under health reform law
Durham, N.C. — Duke University Hospital will be on the front lines of the nation's health care reform effort by training nurses to meet the increased demand for primary and preventive care, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Monday.
Duke Hospital is one of five hospitals nationwide that will share in $200 million in federal funding over four years to train more advanced practice registered nurses. The APRN group includes nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, nurse anesthetists and nurse midwives.
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The other four hospitals in the initiative are the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Scottsdale Healthcare Medical Center in Scottsdale, Ariz., Rush University Medical Center in Chicago and Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center Hospital in Houston.
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The nurses will then help fill gaps in community-based settings nationwide, including in under-served rural and inner-city areas.
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