Nurses

Central Michigan University is getting ready to welcome 12 students to its new nursing program. The program director says it's aimed at providing hospitals that are experiencing nursing shortages with the next generation of professionals.

U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-Bloomfield Township) says he stands with nurses at MyMichigan Medical Center Sault who are striking against "unfair labor practices."

Nurses from the MyMichigan Medical Center Sault held an informational picket this week to raise awareness of the ongoing negotiations with the hospital administration.

State lawmakers formally announced on Thursday a series of proposals designed to help nurses in Michigan provide better care for patients.

Grand Rapids Community College and University of Michigan Health-West are partnering to create a talent pipeline addressing the nursing shortage.

Bi-partisan bills in the Michigan Senate aim to address the training side of the state’s health care worker shortage.

Federal help officially arrived at two Michigan hospitals today. The Department of Defense has sent two teams of doctors, nurses and respiratory therapists to hospitals in Dearborn and Grand Rapids.

MARQUETTE, MI-- UPHS-Marquette is losing nursing staff at an alarming rate, but administrators say they can’t do anything about it.

The Michigan Nursing Association is urging lawmakers to approve a package of bills to prevent nurses from being overworked.

The nurses union at MidMichigan Medical Center Gratiot in Alma is expected to hold an informational picket on Thursday as the group continues negotiations…