Maryland?s nursing shortage increases

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The nursing industry is growing by leaps and bounds, but the demand has kept a clear lead for more than 25 years.

Maryland hospitals need 2,340more nurses just to fill existing jobs, a vacancy rate of 13 percent, a new survey by the Maryland Hospital Association shows.

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