Hiring vets is smart move for hospitals

When Nathan Anspach, a senior executive with John C. Lincoln llealth Network in Scottsdale AZ, learned two years ago that 20,000 combat medics and hospital corpsmen who had retuned from Iraq and Afghanistan were unable to find jobs because theft military medical training was not considered legitimat...

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Published inAHA News Vol. 50; no. 23; p. 1
Main Author Figley, Meg
Format Trade Publication Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Chicago American Hospital Association 21.11.2014
Subjects
Anspach, Nathan
Heart failure
Hiring
Hospitals
Pneumonia
Veterans
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Summary:When Nathan Anspach, a senior executive with John C. Lincoln llealth Network in Scottsdale AZ, learned two years ago that 20,000 combat medics and hospital corpsmen who had retuned from Iraq and Afghanistan were unable to find jobs because theft military medical training was not considered legitimate in most states, he saw it as an opportunity to help and to gain experienced employees. John C. Lincoln launched a fellowship program in September 2012 to hire hospital corpsmen and combat medics to be trained as transition specialists focusing on patients with congestive heart failure and pneumonia.
ISSN:0891-6608