88th Legislature Prioritizes Nurse Workforce
THOT-supported Senate Bill 25 advanced through the Texas Legislature before the end of the legislative session and is now with Governor Abbott. SB 25 authorizes grants for hospitals and other clinical sites to support innovations in [...]
Priority Nurse Workforce Funding Legislation to Receive Full House Vote
THOT-supported Senate Bill 25 adds critical funding for clinical site training programs for nurses and will soon be voted on by the Texas House. SB 25, by Sen. Lois Kolkhorst, incorporates THOT-supported SB 2059/ HB 3930 [...]
National Hospital Week 2023
May 7-13 is National Hospital Week, an opportunity to recognize the health care workers, hospitals, and health systems that improve and save lives in our communities. This year is especially important as we recognize and celebrate [...]
National Nurses Week 2023
May 6 – 12 is National Nurses Week, a time to celebrate the nurses who advance the health and safety of our communities. Every year, National Nurses Week takes place during the week of Florence Nightingale’s [...]
Essential Nurse Workforce Funding Legislation Passes Texas Senate
SB 2059 provides funding for clinical site training programs. Senate Bill 2059, by Sen. Juan Hinojosa, passed the Senate after being voted out of the Senate Education Committee on April 19. The bill provides for [...]
Essential Nurse Workforce Funding Legislation Has First House Committee Hearing
THOT-supported House Bill 3930 adds grant funding for nursing education and training programs. HB 3930, authored by Reps. John Bryant and Donna Howard, adds critical funding that will augment the state’s health care workforce strategy to [...]
Vital Nurse Workforce Legislation Passes Senate Committee
SB 2059 provides funding for clinical site training programs. Senate Bill 2059, by Sen. Juan Hinojosa, was voted out of the Senate Education Committee yesterday after being voted out of the Senate Subcommittee on Higher Education [...]
Austin CBS News Affiliate Covers Nurse Workforce Challenges and Proposed Legislative Solutions
Recent reporting from CBS Austin takes a deep dive into Texas’ nursing shortage and THOT-supported legislation to help address it. Senate Bill 2059, by Sen. Juan Hinojosa, was reported favorably to the Senate Committee on Education [...]
Essential Nurse Workforce Funding Legislation Has Senate Subcommittee Hearing
THOT-supported SB 2059 adds grant funding for nursing education and training programs. This critical funding will augment the state’s health care workforce strategy to train and retain more nurses through clinical training and innovation opportunities. [...]
Parkland Health Hits the Road to Increase Access to Vaccines
Parkland Health debuts a new mobile immunization clinic to increase vaccination rates among children in Dallas County. The mobile clinic’s providers will immunize patients in Dallas County schools and other rotating sites four to six [...]