Is there a labor shortage in Western Pa Hospitals?

[oramar]

I am not talking about professional positions alone. I am seeing bill boards saying "come to work at such and such hospital":plsebeg: no particular positions specified. If you don't believe me just drive down Carson towards River Run, one is accross street from Page's dairy. In addition I am getting almost a flyer a week in the mail about job openings. I have not looked in paper for a while so I don't know if there is a increase in want ads, since I am out of work by choice. Just don't ever recall seeing billboards or getting flyers before. It started out one flyer a month about a year ago and the pace at which they are arriving in the mail is really accelerating. Just curious about what is going on. I don't think the casinos could be cutting in to the labor market just yet could they? I mean they haven't even broke ground on casinos inside the city limit.

[oramar]

The wages that the housekeeping staff are tossing around are darn close to what new RNs get paid at WPAHS. I doubt that is accurate, but if it is, it's a shame.

I just talked to someone that is currently working at city hospital. They confirm that people are making their plans to go to work at casino. One person even said that a certain union local is offering training programs for those jobs and that this person had already registered.

[K98]

Soon it will be time for the RNs to "start their mops". You know, "other duties as required"...