The medical center of a Chicago school was tapped by the federal government to aid with advanced training for people filling nursing jobs, according to a published report.
Rush University Medical Center was one of five hospitals selected by Secretary Kathleen Sebelius with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, The Associated Press reports. Each of the five hospitals will receive as much as $200 million over a four-year period to merge efforts with nursing schools as part of the training for advanced practice nurses.
"This program puts Rush in a leadership role in the nation's efforts to train nurses to meet the increased demand for primary and preventive care," Professor Kathleen Delaney with Community, Systems & Mental Health Nursing at the Rush University College of Nursing said in a press release.
Program funding derives from the Affordable Care Act and the objective is to grow the workforce for national health issues, The Associated Press reports.
The University of Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Duke University Hospital in Durham, North Carolina, Scottsdale Healthcare Medical Center in Scottsdale, Arizona, and Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center Hospital in Houston, Texas are the four other hospitals, The Associated Press reports.