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Agencies "poach" nurses, worsen hospital staff shortages
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Nurses and other workers seak high salaries at staffing agencies
More fallout from The Great Resignation: NJ hospitals are fighting over new staffers -- while struggling to pay temps hired at extremely high salaries from agencies. One healthcare union head reports an "exodus" of nurses and other workers -- seeking big money at staffing agencies. The Murphy Admin is working on the problem of nurses getting "bought out."
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Agencies "poach" nurses, worsen hospital staff shortages
Clip: 12/8/2021 | 4m 5sVideo has Closed Captions
More fallout from The Great Resignation: NJ hospitals are fighting over new staffers -- while struggling to pay temps hired at extremely high salaries from agencies. One healthcare union head reports an "exodus" of nurses and other workers -- seeking big money at staffing agencies. The Murphy Admin is working on the problem of nurses getting "bought out."
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