Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), and Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) introduced the National Nursing Workforce Center Act. This bipartisan and bicameral legislation would help address nursing workforce shortages across our nation by supporting nursing workforce centers in almost every state.  As the nation’s largest healthcare profession, nurses play a vital role in improving health outcomes in virtually every community. However, the demand for nurses is greatly outpacing supply, and by 2027, the country will face a 10% shortage of registered nurses. Fewer practicing nurses can lead to delays in treatments or procedures, longer hospital stays and increased adverse

Dover, Del. – Today, U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) was in Delaware and stopped by the Innovation Venture Summit at Delaware State University, visited Bayhealth Hospital, Kent Campus in Dover, and attended the 19th Annual Delaware Healthy Mother & Infant Consortium (DHMIC) Summit. Throughout the day, Blunt Rochester emphasized the need for continued and additional investments in Delaware’s future generations. “It is no secret that we find ourselves in a difficult moment, but our young people are our future,” said Senator Blunt Rochester. “Today, I highlighted the need for investments in Delawareans of all ages, from infancy to advanced age. I am grateful to Delaware State University and

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, hosted a Nursing Workforce Roundtable. Blunt Rochester highlighted the importance of fortifying our nursing workforce. Blunt Rochester heard from Delaware experts, including U.S. Representative Sarah McBride (D-Del) and Delaware State Senator Marie Pinkney, about the health care challenges and opportunities they face in the First State. This comes as a follow up to the similar roundtable Blunt Rochester hosted in October 2022.  Since the last roundtable, Delaware has made significant progress growing the nursing workforce. However, additional efforts are needed to fill nurse vacancies that persist, support the