Lieutenant governor makes stop in Tyler to tour health center
By JIMMY ISAAC
TYLER — Shortages of nurses and doctors in Texas must be corrected for a state population expected to double by 2035, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst said Tuesday.
Dewhurst toured biomedical research labs at the University of Texas Health Science Center during his first official visit to the campus. The center has raised about $70 million for medical research in the past five years, he said.
Today, Texas is 22,000 nurses short of ideal, Dewhurst said. If nothing is done, that shortage will grow to 71,000 nurses over the next decade. In the meantime, Texas will need 40,000 more doctors within the next 30 years. Read More…
