Tennessee will need 8,500 new nurses by 2035. So Methodist Le Bonheur made a pipeline.
Four nurse apprentices signed certificates declaring their intention to join a nurse apprentice program at Methodist Le Bonheur. They are seated at the table, from left: Christian “Cricket” Bautista, LaTaija Halliburton, Kristan “Nikki” Pittman and Tekela Thompson. (Steve Bohnel/The Daily Memphian)
Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare officials, Memphis Mayor Paul Young and other partners gathered at Methodist University Hospital on Wednesday, March 24, to celebrate a program aimed at getting more nurses into the workforce.
Four women — Christian “Cricket” Bautista, LaTaija Halliburton, Kristan “Nikki” Pittman and Tekela Thompson — are beginning as nurse apprentices in the program.
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