National Shortage of Nurses

Between 1982 and 2008, our law firm immigrated over 10,000 foreign-born registered nurses to the US. It was estimated that by 2020, there would be a shortage of over one million RNs in the US.

Then, in the Fall of 2008, the economy of the US sank. Suddenly, the demand for nurses among the 100+ health care providers that we represent stopped abruptly.

Fast forward to 2015. One of our clients, a major national chain of hospitals, told us that they needed to hire over 500 nurses. Since that time, we have again immigrated large numbers of foreign-born RNs to the US at the request of dozens of other health care providers.

Client Reviews

• The Nursing Shortage: It’s Complicated (2-28-17)
• The US is on the Verge of a Major Nursing Shortage (2-03-16)
• Nursing Crisis Looms as Baby Boomers Age (12-22-09)
• How the Reluctance to Embrace Immigrant Nurses is Mortally Wounding the US Healthcare System (7-14-09)
• Wait for Foreign-Born Nurses is Getting Longer (3-16-09)
• Deadly Consequences : The Hidden Impact Of America’s Nursing Shortage – National Foundation for American Policy (September 2007)
• The Point System’s Impact on Foreign Nurses and Other Potential Immigrants – National Foundation for American Policy (June 2007)

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