CONCORD, N.H. (WHDH) - The State of New Hampshire licensed more than 650 nurses in a three-week period in an effort to increase staffing amid the COVID-19 surge.
Gov. Chris Sununu had signed an executive order that allowed the state to fast-track getting nurses licensed.
“We are breaking down barriers to ensure our health care system has the staffing needed to respond to this winter surge, and I would like to thank the Office of Professional Licensure and Certification for their expedited work in helping get nurses on the front lines of our hospitals,” he said in a statement.
From Dec. 1 to 20, 658 total licenses were issued for health care nurses to practice in New Hampshire.
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