Medical Centers in North Khorasan Need 242 New Nurses

The head of North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences announced a shortage of 242 nursing staff in the province's medical centers and said: Despite an increase of 66 nurses compared to last year, providing human resources in line with the needs of medical centers remains one of the province's health sector challenges.

The president of North Khorasan-Shamali University of Medical Sciences announced the shortage of 242 nursing staff in the province's health centers and said: despite the increase of 66 nurses compared to last year, providing human resources according to the needs of the health centers is still one of the challenges of the province's health sector.

Dr. Seyed Ahmad Hashemi said in a conversation with Ambassador Arjan: Currently, 1,213 nurses and a total of 1,492 nursing staff are working in the health centers of the province.

He added: Providing human resources in accordance with the needs of medical centers and fair distribution of forces is one of the important issues of the health system and should be done based on the capacity of hospitals, the number of active beds, the volume of patient referrals, and the needs of different departments.

The president of North Khorasan Shamali University of Medical Sciences continued: The increase in the number of nursing staff compared to last year is a step towards strengthening the medical staff, but this increase is not enough to solve the existing shortages and meet the needs of medical centers, and planning to provide the required staff is still necessary.

Referring to the indicators of manpower in the nursing sector, Hashemi said: According to the index announced by the Ministry of Health, the coefficient for providing human resources is 1.2, and based on the available statistics, the shortage of nursing staff in the province is estimated at 242 people.

He also pointed to the capacity of the hospitals under the North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences and said: 1,449 active beds have been reported in these centers. Based on the provided statistics, the ratio of nurses to active beds is one and the ratio of total nursing staff to available beds is 1.02.

The president of North Khorasan-Shamali University of Medical Sciences emphasized: Accurate assessment of the needs of medical centers, paying attention to the standard indicators of manpower and proportional distribution of forces can be effective in planning to attract nurses, reduce inequality among medical centers and improve the quality of patient care.