Facing COVID-19 staffing crunch, hospitals offer cash bonuses to new nurses.mp4

Published on Jun 16, 2021
Healthcare workers are feeling burnt out, so much so that some are opting to leave the industry. Now, faced with a shortage of nursing staff as the COVID-19 pandemic continues, some Ontario hospitals have turned to a simple incentive to entice nurses back into the ER: cash bonuses.

Ottawa’s Queensway Carleton Hospital is offering up to $10,000 to some nurses who qualify for the incentive program and agree to work for at least a year, while the Windsor Regional Hospital is offering up to $75,000 in bonuses to new nurses from outside Canada or outside Ontario.