2008

• CINHC is assuming responsibility for the Coalition for Nursing Careers in California (CNCC), a program to increase diversity in the nursing workforce. Recruiting is underway for a Program Leader and an Outreach/Ambassador Coordinator. To apply, please submit a resume by Friday, Aug. 1, to Nikki West, nikki@cinhc.org. Click here for both job descriptions.

• CINHC 2007 Annual Report

• 6th Annual National Conference of Nurse Workforce Centers, Taking the Long View: Effective Retention Throughout the Career Continuum, hosted in Denver by the Colorado Center for Nursing Excellence.   Visit www.nursingworkforcecenters.org for more information.

2007

• To obtain information about National Student Nurses’ Association scholarship applications visit www.nsna.org or contact the FNSNA at (718) 210-0705.

• The Foundation for California Community Colleges designated $3 million to Flo’s Cookie Jar, a fund that provides emergency grants to California nursing students facing financial crises. » more

• The Deloras Jones RN Scholorship Program, funded by Kaiser Permanente, awarded $302,500 this year to 126 California nursing students. This program has awarded $2.8 million to more than 1,600 students since it was established in 2001.  » more

• The Betty Irene Moore Speaker Series; Leading the way in Nursing is sponsoring a "Conversation with Martha N. Hill",  Thursday, October 11, 2007, South San Francisco Conference Center.

• 2006 CINHC Annual Report

• Read the Hospital Association of Southern California's Oct. 2006 report, The Nursing Shortage: What We're Doing About It, What You Can Do About It.

• Federal 2007 Nurse Faculty Loan Program application materials are available from the HRSA.  Applications must be post-marked by June 22. 

• Pat Chambers, RN, BSN, MBA, has been appointed CINHC's So. Cal Coordinator and will serve as a resource to nursing leadership and the community. See press release for more information.

• “Taking the Long View: Building Educational Capacity.” Annual Conference of State Nursing Workforce Centers, June 7-8, 2007, SF.  Details at  www.NursingWorkforceCenters.org

• The Health Professions Education Foundation announced the launch of the new Vocational Nurse Scholarship and Loan Repayment Program.

• In early 2007 the first clinical faculty preparation class was held, sponsored by a GBMF grant.

2006

• Flo's Cookie Jar has a new Web site. Developed by nurse leaders and educators, this program provides emergency grants to RN students.

• A recent UCSF Center for Health Professions report on nurse shortages by region is an important tool for planning to build capacity, according to Deloras Jones, in NurseWeek magazine.

• Deloras Jones, RN, MSN, executive director and founder of CINHC, received NurseWeek's Diane F. Cooper Lifetime Achievement Award for her contributions to nurses and nursing throughout her career (NurseWeek 9/25/06). 

• Sharlyn Hanson, executive director of the California Nurse Alliance, has joined CINHC's Steering Committee.  The Alliance is a national organization of professional RNs within SEIU.

• The Workforce Investment Division  of  the California Employment Development Department has made three awards under the Rural Nursing Simulation Grant program. » More information and contacts.

• CINHC, in cooperation with the VA Long Beach Healthcare System and the School of Medicine U.C. Irvine, has released the California Registered Nurse Regional Workforce Report Card.  Download Report PDF.  For the press release click here » Press release

• CINHC was profiled in NurseWeek. "In a few short years (CINHC) has put issues surrounding California's nurse shortage on the front burner," it said Read more at NurseWeek.com

• The Board of Registered Nursing won a court decision upholding its position that Excelsior College graduates, like other out-of-state grads, must fulfill all California licensing requirements, including supervised clinical practice, in order to qualify for licensure as an RN. » Press release

• The California Board of Registered Nursing 2004-2005 Annual School Report, facilitated by CINHC and funded by the Gordon & Betty Moore Foundation, is now available. Download PDF

2005

• Jacqueline Powers Doud, president of Mount St. Mary’s College, Los Angeles, has been elected to the board of directors of the California Institute for Nursing & Health Care. For more information about Dr. Doud, please visit the Mount St. Mary’s College Web site 

• California hospitals and health systems are continuing to support CINHC efforts to develop a strategic nursing master plan and develop solutions to the state’s nursing shortage.

In the past 12 months hospitals and health systems throughout California have responded to the collaborative efforts initiated by CINHC to solve California’s nursing through programs that will build educational capacity, develop nurse leaders, and focus on ways to assure that the state’s nursing supply is representative of the state’s diverse population.

Organizations that have invested in CINHC Master Plan efforts and other programs include:  Adventist Health (Roseville), Anaheim Memorial Medical Center (Anaheim), Association of California Nurse Leaders, California Wellness Foundation, Catalyst, Inc., Banner Lassen HealthCare District, California Hospital Association, Cedars-Sinai (Los Angeles), Childrens Hospital of L.A., CR Bard Co., Gannett Foundation, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, Hill-Rom, Hoag Memorial Hospital (Newport Beach), John Muir/Mt. Diablo Medical Center, Kaweah Delta Health District (Visalia), Kaiser Permanente, Kimberly-Clark, The Riordan Foundation, St. Joseph Health System (Orange), Sutter Health, and the Association of California Nurse Leaders.

“We are quite grateful and pleased that these and other organizations recognize the innovative efforts of CINHC to bring together nursing leaders and organizations from throughout California to jointly and cooperatively create long-term solutions to the nursing shortage, while at the same time improving the quality of nursing so that the health of all Californians is assured,” said Deloras Jones, executive director of CINHC.

• CINHC's 2004 AnnualReport (PDF) highlights accomplishments of second year operations.

• Nursing Spectrum and the Gannett Foundation awarded CINHC a $6,100 grant to further its efforts to develop a comprehensive and statewide approach to solving California's nursing shortage.  For a copy of the Jan. 25, 2005 press release, click here. » PDF

2004

• The Betty Irene Moore Nursing Initiative is funding a two-year, $1.77 million project in conjunction with CINHC and FCCC to develop a Centralized Clinical Placement System for nursing students.   » read more

• A PowerPoint presentation of the Education/Service Partnership Initiative's first year results is available for online downloading.  » PDF  

• In conjunction with the Coalition for Nursing careers in California, CINHC has started work on a campaign to recruit more men into nursing (December).

• The executive summary of "Creating the Nursing Future Through Shared Vision and Voices," the World Cafe Joint Service conference events held in January 2004, is available for downloading. » PDF

• At the joint Fall meeting of the California Association of Colleges of Nursing and the California Organization of Associate Degree Nursing, Deloras Jones, CINHC executive director, provided an update on CINHC's successful Education/Service Partnership Initiative (ESPI) and the initiation of a process for developing a statewide nursing Master Plan.

• CINHC Board Member Priscilla Gonzalez-Leiva, R.N., was recently honored by the California Wellness Foundation. » PDF

• CINHC participated in the 2nd Annual Nursing Workforce Centers Meeting, held April 29-30, 2004, in Orlando, Florida. CINHC board member Judee Berg described CINHC's work, including the Education/Service Partnership Initiative and Master Plan project.

• Creating a common voice and an advocacy agenda for California nurses was the theme of opening remarks by Deloras Jones during a workshop co-sponsored by several nursing organizations, including CINHC and Long Beach Memorial Hospital.  » PDF

• The Kaiser Permanente "Deloras Jones Registered Nurse Scholarship Program," makes awards to students with at least one more semester for a degree. In 2004, $300,000 in scholarships were awarded in five categories: academic excellence, graduate studies, nursing as a second career, under-represented groups in nursing and affiliate schools.  The program honors Ms. Jones, CINHC executive director , who retired after 35 years with Kaiser Permanente. 

• Judee Berg, RN, MS, a founding director and CINHC's treasurer, has been appointed Vice President for Professional Services for NurseWeek/Nursing Spectrum.

• The Kimberly-Clark Company made a three-year grant to CINHC to support development of the nursing Master Plan.  » read more

• A California HealthCare Foundation grant funded the nursing Education/Service Partnership Initiative.
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• NurseWeek selected CINHC to administer the 2003 Nursing Excellence Award funds.  » read more

2003

• CINHC's 2003AnnualReport (PDF) highlights accomplishments of first year operations.

• Statewide Educational Policy - As an outcome of the National Conference of State Legislatures sponsored meeting in San Diego in September, which focused on nursing education and state policy, Deloras Jones has been working with Dr. Vernon Lin from Long Beach VA to facilitate a regional planning effort in Orange and LA Counties.
  
• Education/Service Partnership Initiative – This Bay Area initiative, funded by CHCF, is well underway with both schools of nursing and hospitals completing the questionnaire to provide the baseline data.
  
  
• Leadership Development Program - The second program was held October 13 – 17, with over 50 attendees. Response has been excellent with four programs for general enrollment scheduled for 2004, with additional interest expressed by hospitals and health systems for individual programs.
  
  
• Master Plan - The Steering Committee and Board will serve as Executive Oversight Group for the Master Plan development. The first meeting of the Executive Oversight Group was held in January 2004 in Sacramento.
  
  
• Diversity – CINHC is seeking opportunities to partner with key organizations already focusing on this issue to include, Welcome Back and Coalition for Nursing Careers in California (CNCC).