By: Maddie Sexton
(Statewide, Ark.) February 14, 2022- Arkansas Children’s Hospital received a generous donation of $2.25 million from the Windgate Foundation last week. This money goes towards supporting the healthcare system’s nursing recruitment and retention efforts.
Executive director of the Windgate Foundation, Pat Forgy, said that nurses play a vital role in health systems.
“Now, more than ever, we feel it is important to support those taking care of children across the state at Arkansas Children’s.”
The United States has faced a nursing shortage for nearly a decade now. Due to healthcare reform, retirement, burnouts, and now Covid; nurses are needed now more than ever.
President of the Arkansas Children’s Foundation, Fred Scarborough said:
“Nursing is a time-honored, highly specialized profession with a reputation for compassion and dedication. While the profession is constantly evolving, our nation is experiencing an accelerating shortage of nurses. At Arkansas Children’s, the impact from our nurses extends well beyond the walls of our hospitals and clinics. This gift from the Windgate Foundation will help with recruitment and retention of pediatric nurses as we continue the work of making children better today and healthier tomorrow.”