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A nurse practitioner takes a sample from a patient near Erie early in 2020, as the pandemic began to worsen. Pennsylvania has a severe shortage of health care staff, a problem that only got worse during the pandemic. (Christopher Millette/Erie Times-첥Ƶ via AP) 
Hospitals all over the country have been struggling to hire and retain experienced nurses coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic, and Jefferson Health is no different.
