In this episode of Talk Business and Politics with host Roby Brock, Rachel Bunch, executive director of the Arkansas Healthcare Association, discusses the launch of three new employer-sponsored nursing schools across Arkansas. They cover how the program helps current long-term care workers advance from CNAs to LPNs, the workforce challenges driving this initiative, and the origins and goals of this first-of-its-kind model.
00:00 Introduction and sponsor message
00:32 Arkansas Healthcare Association’s new nursing schools
01:12 Details of the nursing program
03:29 Challenges and workforce needs
04:56 Origins and development of the program
07:08 Conclusion and final thoughts
