Indiana is driving away its doctors and nurses

By: Raja Ramaswamy

Outlets: Indiana Capital Chronicle

Published: March 16, 2026

Words: 941

Last Updated: 5 days, 1 hour ago

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Last week, a colleague worked her fourth consecutive extended shift. The position beside her has been vacant since 2021. Nobody is coming.

That issue represents a structural failure — one playing out in emergency departments, rural clinics, and obstetrics units across Indiana. And without deliberate legislative action it will get worse.

Indiana’s nursing workforce mirrors a troubling national pattern: nearly 40% of registered nurses are 55 or older and approaching retirement, with no equivalent wave …

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