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US calling: Over 1.5 lac medicos needed
Press Trust of India
New Delhi, : Over 150,000 trained healthcare professionals
are required in the United States and experts from India
stand a good chance, according to a US-based healthcare
service provider.
“With healthcare industry growing globally the demand for
nurses and para-medical staff in on the increase. Currently,
there are about 150,000 jobs in the US and nurses from India
stand a good chance as they are both professional and fluent
in English,” Director (recruitment), Banner Health, Paula
Bradney, said.
Founder of Modi Healthcare Placement India Pvt Ltd Charu
Modi Bhartia, meanwhile, said, “there is a huge opportunity
for nurses in the US and trained professionals from India
are very much in demand because of their natural empathy
towards people in pain and fluency in English.” The K.K.
Modi group Company has partnered with Banner Health, a
non-profit organisation employing over 25,000 people and
offering services such as hospital and homecare besides
rehabilitation, for recruitment assistance. About 150 nurses
are flying to the US after being groomed for about two years
before they take a job there, Bradney said on Monday.
Healthcare industry in India is growing at a rate of about 7
per cent annually and the demand for professionals is
accordingly increasing, Bhartia said. As of now, about 90
per cent of the healthcare professionals in the business are
from the US but things are changing rapidly, she said.
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