KENTUCKY — There are new efforts underway to tackle the ongoing shortage of nurses in Kentucky and across the nation.

Multimedia journalist Khyati Patel joins this In Focus Kentucky segment to explain details about a partnership with Eastern Kentucky University and Somerset Community College that will help students interested in nursing pursue an associate’s degree.

Also, multimedia journalist Mason Brighton recently traveled to Louisville’s Robley Rex VA Medical Center as the medical facility hosted a job fair to help fill over 200 open health care positions.

You can watch the full In Focus Kentucky segment in the player above.