About CINHC

Welcome to the California Institute for Nursing & Health Care’s online source for information and solutions to nursing issues affecting the health of all Californians.

A statewide non-profit organization, CINHC develops solutions to a nurse shortage by partnering with nurse leaders, educators, providers, payers, policy leaders, and consumers.

Recent News

Special Report on Nurse Hiring from CHCF

A California HealthCare Foundation special audio report on nurse hiring in California features Deloras Jones, Kathleen Dracup (UCSF), and Jan Emerson (CHA) The online audio report is available at www.chcf.org

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Advisory Board Appointed

A 40-member statewide Diversity Advisory Board has been appointed. The names will be posted soon.

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The Coalition for Nursing Careers in California

Originally funded by Kaiser, The Coalition is now managed by CINHC.

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Hiring of New Nurses Slows Dramatically in 2009

To better understand the current job scarcity, including those for new grads, CINHC conducted a survey from March — May, 2009. We learned that approximately 40% of grads may not find employment in California hospitals. Only 65% of hospitals indicated they were hiring grads, with a majority of these significantly decreasing the number of grads they plan to hire.

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Kaiser Grants $5 Million to Deloras Jones Scholorship Fund

The Kaiser Permanente grant will include  145 scholarships for nursing students in Southern California.  The Deloras Jones RN Scholarship program has awarded more than $4 million to 1,942 students statewide since it was est…

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Featured Documents

A California HealthCare Foundation special audio report on nurse hiring in California features Deloras Jones, Kathleen Dracup (UCSF), and Jan Emerson (CHA) The online audio report is available at www.chcf.org

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Newly graduated nurses are having difficulty finding jobs as RNs as they compete with experienced nurses who are working more because of the economy. This paper explains the current situation.

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A compendium of best practices and partnerships between schools of nursing, hospitals, health systems, and foundations.

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