Bob Filner: “As a member of the VA Subcommittee on Health, I also rise in support of H.R. 3936 which includes, as we have heard, a…”

“As a member of the VA Subcommittee on Health, I also rise in support of H.R. 3936 which includes, as we have heard, a lot of provisions to enhance services to our Nation's veterans. One of the important provisions of this bill is to set up a pilot program to study new and innovative ways to improve the recruitment and retention of nurses at the VA. We all know about the shortage of nurses in our Nation, and we cannot rely on the old methods of recruitment. The use of online technology, for example, can be a valuable tool in finding nurses who are interested in serving the country through their work at a VA medical facility. Likewise, we have to find ways to keep the nurses that we recruit.”