CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) – State grants are being used to help retain nurses across Iowa hospitals.
UnityPoint Health St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids is one of the hospitals receiving these grants. About 120 nurses have retired from the hospital over the last five years.
Saint Luke’s was granted just over $200,000 to help 11 nurses get their RN certification. Those employees will be given a scholarship and the time to commit to getting their education…