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Health care
Ashley King, director of health care partnerships at Workforce Solutions Capital Area, said the country will need to add over 200,000 additional nurses each year to keep up with demand. (Brooke Sjoberg/Community Impact)

Inaugural State of Healthcare Workforce Forum highlights local concerns around shortage, talent pools

By Brooke Sjoberg

Higher education costs, a booming population and aging workforce are all challenges identified by health care executives at the state and local level, in a first-time health care forum held at Austin PBS in August.

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