A nurse residency program that was rolled out in New York City in 2019 has trained 5,000 nurses, Mayor Eric Adams announced in a press release.
The city has implemented the on-site residency training at 28 hospitals, 18 of which are part of NYC Health + Hospitals. Since its inception, nurse retention across the city at participating facilities has risen to 96%, according to NYC Health + Hospitals, 12 percentage points above the national average.
It is also helping the city save $42 million in recruitment costs, according to Natalia Cineas, DNP, RN, senior vice president and chief nursing executive at NYC Health + Hospitals.
The program is said to be the first city-led nurse residency program in the nation.
"By providing hospitals with the resources they need to train and retain their nursing staff, our Citywide Nurse Residency Program has allowed us to make significant strides in improving health care for New Yorkers," Mr. Adams said in the news release. "[O]ur investment to help nurses go from the classrooms to a hospital room will help keep New Yorkers healthy and prepared for the future."
Editor's note: This article was updated Nov. 2 at 1:00 p.m. CT.