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Kansas Hospital Association asks for EDIF funding to upskill clinical staff; proposes $2 million training grant program
Summary
The Kansas Hospital Association urged the committee to fund a statewide training grant modeled on a manufacturing upskilling program to let hospitals and long‑term care providers train staff on tasks such as saline locks; the association requested $2 million but said $1 million would be an acceptable starter amount
Tara Mays, testifying for the Kansas Hospital Association, asked the committee to consider a Commerce‑administered training grant modeled on an existing industrial training program. The proposal would let hospitals and long‑term care providers partner regionally to bring trainers on site for focused clinical upskilling — for example, training lab technicians to place saline locks — to reduce reliance on contract staffing and stretch clinical resources.
Mays said the association’s request mirrors…
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