Well ladies -- there is hiring nurses and then there is FINDING nurses to hire. Another challenge for nurses is keeping them on the floor. There are many RN's employed by hospitals, including PH, who have left floor nursing for other in-house positions. One thing hospitals could consider, is cutting back the number of available positions that do not supporting direct patient care. Sniff, sniff I detect pre-prep for upcoming contract negotiations is getting underway as you try to tell the community the staffing crisis is purposeful. So, here is what you are saying...1) PH makes "dizzying profits". Yes, reinvested in keeping small hospitals open and advanced technology in larger medical centers + millions in write offs serving the poor. 2) PH knows there are available physicians and nurses  but chooses not to hire them to keep patient care resources low and profits up. Really?  Suggest you partner up with recruiters in HR and learn how many RN's and MD's they turn away.