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Registration of U.S. nurses in B.C. soars amid recruitment push
British Columbia approved 1,028 U.S. nurses between April and January, but only 174 accepted job offers amid recruitment efforts targeting West Coast states.
- Alex Alvarez and her family are moving from Anchorage, Alaska, to Nanaimo, British Columbia, for her job as a registered nurse this summer.
- Hundreds of American health-care workers are relocating to British Columbia to escape uncertainty and chaos in the United States, according to provincial sources.
- Between April and January, the BC College of Nurses and Midwives registered 1,028 U.S. nurses, marking a potential tenfold increase compared to recent years.
- British Columbia launched a $5-million recruitment campaign targeting U.S. nurses and doctors to benefit from political uncertainty in the United States, according to Health Minister Josie Osborne.
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Registration of U.S. nurses in B.C. soars amid recruitment push
This summer, Alex Alvarez will pack her belongings and make the 3,500-kilometre trek with her husband, young son and Boston Terrier from Anchorage, Alaska, to Nanaimo, B.C.
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Registration of U.S. nurses in B.C. soars amid recruitment push – Energeticcity.ca
This summer, Alex Alvarez will pack her belongings and make the 3,500-kilometre trek with her husband, young son and Boston Terrier from Anchorage, Alaska, to Nanaimo, B.C. — a city she’s never visited — to work as a registered nurse. Alvarez is among hundreds of American health-care workers the province says are relocating to B.C. to escape “uncertainty and chaos” in the United States. “We need to make this move for our future,” Alvarez said. L…
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