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NM’s Healthcare Workforce Shortage

A nurse is holding a tablet in front of a group of people.

11.10.23 – New Mexico is grappling with a shortage of medical professionals, especially nurses. Recent reporting from New Mexico In Depth’s Marjorie Childress highlights the problem, which at one point this summer left the state short 7,000 nurses. Senior Producer Lou DiVizio hosts a table discussion to ask how legislators and hospitals can help address…

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Rural Healthcare in New Mexico a Feature of National Film “The Providers”

The Providers

April 4, 2019 – The documentary film “The Providers” airs nationwide on PBS stations on Monday, as a feature of the PBS series “Independent Lens.” The film focuses on the challenge of treating addiction in rural New Mexico. Correspondent Megan Kamerick sits down with both the filmmakers and two of the featured rural healthcare practitioners…

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