HERRIN — As Southern Illinois Healthcare is preparing to interview new nurses for the RN residency program, Samantha Melvin, chief nurse executive at Herrin Hospital, and Whitney Meade, a registered ...

HERRIN, IL (WSIL) -- There's still a nursing shortage here in Southern Illinois as medical facilities continue to feel the pressure to put on quality care up against lingering restrictions from the ...

Chicago-based CommonSpirit has created a systemwide nurse residency program that spans 84 facilities and is expected to grow to 130 by the end of 2026. The yearlong residency program launched in 2023 ...

Editor's note: This is the second article in a two-part series about nurse residency programs. Part one, which discussed the benefits provided by residency programs, appeared in the November 17 ...