Over the past two years, ChristianaCare, based in Newark, Delaware, has increased the application of virtual nursing to 41% of its beds without hiring additional staff members.
The initial implementation of virtual nursing occurred in September 2022. By June 2023, the approach was operational in 17 units, encompassing 510 beds across ChristianaCare’s campuses in Newark and Wilmington, Delaware. By September 2024, the organization aims to integrate around 400 additional beds into the virtual nursing program, extending to various departments such as medical and surgical units, cardiac step-downs, oncology, and women's health and pediatrics.
Is ChristianaCare establishing a new model to combat the nursing shortage?
Join Adam Chambers, President of Nurse Recruitment Experts, as he analyzes how ChristianaCare did it, the pros and cons of the virtual approach, and how this technology could affect the nurse recruitment space.