Nurse Corps loan repayment hospitals in Virginia

Of the hospitals hiring on this site, 16 are in Virginia counties HRSA designates a shortage area as a whole, the highest scores first: Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital in South Boston (a primary care HPSA (score 14) and a mental health HPSA (score 19)), Dickenson Community Hospital in Clintwood (a primary care HPSA (score 15) and a mental health HPSA (score 18)), Lee County Community Hospital in Pennington Gap (a primary care HPSA (score 15) and a mental health HPSA (score 18)) and Lonesome Pine Hospital in Big Stone Gap (a mental health HPSA (score 18)).

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.

Sentara Health (1), Ballad Health (4), VCU Health (1), Bon Secours (2), Carilion Clinic (2), LifePoint Health (3), Valley Health (Virginia) (2) and UVA Health (1). Each opens its open jobs. A nurse applies to HRSA, which decides each award.