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February 21, 2017 (Cleveland)

Cirillo Quoted in Story on Maine Nurses

On Tuesday, Feb. 21, Bangor Daily News cited The Center for Health Affairs’ Vice President of Initiatives and Analytics, Patricia Cirillo in the article, "Maine nurses: To avoid shortage, improve our working conditions."

Burnout is a difficult trend to measure, but some data indicate that Maine nurses are remaining more loyal to the profession than their counterparts in other states. As of late 2015, only about 3 percent of registered nurses in Maine were not working in a position for which their license was a job requirement, according to Pat Cirillo of the Center for Health Affairs at the Northeast Ohio Nursing Initiative, which has forecasted nursing trends in Maine. That’s quite low, relatively speaking, she said

But it reflects only a snapshot in time, she cautioned. A nurse who left the field five years ago, for example, isn’t represented in the statistic. That’s significant, given that Maine’s nursing shortage has loomed for decades.

To read the full Bangor Daily News piece, "Maine nurses: To avoid shortage, improve our working conditions," click here.

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