Nurse Corps loan repayment hospitals in Florida

Of the hospitals hiring on this site, 14 are in Florida counties HRSA designates a shortage area as a whole, the highest scores first: Madison County Memorial Hospital in Madison (a primary care HPSA (score 22) and a mental health HPSA (score 20)), Santa Rosa Medical Center in Milton (a mental health HPSA (score 18)), Sacred Heart Hospital on the Emerald Coast in Miramar Beach (a mental health HPSA (score 16)) and Ascension Sacred Heart Bay in Panama City (a mental health HPSA (score 15)).

HRSA's Nurse Corps Loan Repayment Program repays 60% of a registered nurse's outstanding qualifying nursing education loans over two years of full-time service at a Critical Shortage Facility, and an additional 25% for an optional third year (HRSA; 42 U.S.C. 297n). A Critical Shortage Facility is, in HRSA's words, "a public or private health care facility located in, designated as, or serving a Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA)", a primary care or mental health one. Awards are competitive: HRSA gives preference by financial need, the nurse's specialty or type of facility, and the HPSA score.

Madison County Memorial Hospital (1), CHS (Community Health Systems) (3), Ascension (3), Jackson County Hospital District (1), Northwest Florida Community Hospital (1), Baptist Health South Florida (2) and AdventHealth (3). Each opens its open jobs. A nurse applies to HRSA, which decides each award.