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BONUSES OFFERED NURSES.


Byline: Daily News Staff and Wire Services

TEHACHAPI Tehachapi may refer to:
  • Tehachapi, California in the Tehachapi Mountains
  • Tehachapi High School in Tehachapi, California
  • Tehachapi Loop, the engineering feat that helps trains traverse the Tehachapi Pass
 - A nursing shortage at the Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District prompted administrators to offer $4,000 bonuses to get licensed nurses to work at the hospital.

The district's lone hospital has been struggling to staff shifts for the past three months, said JoAnne Kramer, director of patient services.

The shortage in Tehachapi reflects a nursing shortage across California California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W). , particularly in the Central Valley, which has the lowest ratio of nurses per capita [Latin, By the heads or polls.] A term used in the Descent and Distribution of the estate of one who dies without a will. It means to share and share alike according to the number of individuals.  in the state.

The hospital also offers up to $1,000 to a current staff member who recruits a nurse. A minimum continuous service of one year is required to get a bonus.

Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming.

The Antelope Valley
 Hospital began offering, as of December, a $500 finder's fee Finder's fee

A fee a person or company charges for service as an intermediary in a transaction.


finder's fee

The charge levied by a person or firm for putting together a deal.
 to employees who recruit nurses and another $500 if the new worker stays for a year. The hospital will loan up to $6,000 to new nurses to help them move into the area. The loan will be forgiven after three years' employment.
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Publication:Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Date:Mar 24, 2001
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