Health Care Workers

Nursing schools across Connecticut are trying to address the growing demand for nurses in the state.

WSHU’s Ebong Udoma spoke with CT Mirror’s Erica Phillips to discuss her article, “Demand for nurses is urgent. CT’s colleges and universities can’t keep up,” as part of the collaborative podcast Long Story Short.

Connecticut needs 3,000 new nurses a year and only 2,000 graduate — and many of them are leaving.

Connecticut Democrats joined Governor Ned Lamont at the state Capitol in Hartford on Wednesday for the bill signing of three children’s mental health measures into law. The legislation will increase resources for medical and school-based aid in Connecticut.

Hartford Healthcare and Quinnipiac University announced a new workforce training partnership.