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Health department flags nursing shortages and allocates $1.1 million for opioid-response awards
Springfield City · March 21, 2026
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Summary
The health and human services commissioner reported nursing shortages and said the city’s opioid-response RFP will fund about $1.1 million in awards plus a $630,000 mini-grant pool, while raising concern that some federal grant funding remains uncertain.
The commissioner of Health and Human Services told the budget hearing the department faces a significant nursing shortage, with one nurse currently handling tuberculosis case management. To mitigate clinical gaps, the department has hired community health workers to perform…
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