Colorado has one of the fastest growing populations in America. With scenic beauty it is regularly rated as one of the best places to live. This population boom is worsening an already bad problem: a shortage of health care workers, especially nurses.
Many of the counties in Colorado come under the Health Professionals Shortage Area (HPSA). The HPSA is a special designation given by the US Department of Health and Human Services to areas in which there is a dire shortage of health care workers. The HPSA areas are marked off and they receive funding to avert a health care crisis.
The nursing problem of Colorado is predicted to get worse over the next three years. There has been much funding and policies enacted to help avert a crisis and though they are working, it will take some time for them to have their affect. A major issue for Colorado is that in the rural areas, there is a extreme shortage of not just nurses but all types of health care workers. In these areas, health services are sometimes delayed and occasionally completely denied because there are no health care professionals to be found.
If you are interested in doing nursing in Colorado, right now is the perfect opportunity. Not only will you be helping in averting a possible humanitarian crisis, but due to the demand you will be able to get scholarships and possible aid quickly and easily. Your salary will also be higher than that of nurses with in a comparable position in neighboring states. Overall, Colorado is a great place to do nursing.
