Students graduate from fast-tracked health care worker program in New Hampshire
Three months ago, a group of would-be health care workers attended a job fair.
Wednesday night, they graduated and will soon help lessen the critical shortages in the medical field.
Graduates include medical assistants, patient service representatives and licensed nursing assistants.
Done through the state’s community college system, Catholic Medical Center and Elliot Hospital, students are on their way to real-world jobs.
“They're all doing very well and I’m really happy they were able to meet the need of the staffing challenges that our partners are facing in the community,” said Elaine Bussey, health care programs manager at Manchester Community College. “And tonight, we had about 15 new healthcare workers coming into the workforce and I just think that’s wonderful.”
Altogether, the graduates received a total of more than 6,600 hours of instruction.