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Columbus hospitals scramble to recruit nurses

Recently, four area hospitals agreed to cooperate in the recruitment of nurses.

A nursing shortage is expected in the next few years and hospital officials want to get a jump on making certain they have adequate staffing levels.

The James Cancer Hospital at The Ohio State University Medical Center has a nurse recruitment program that has been successful, meeting and exceeding its recruitment goals.WOSU's Howard Ornstein looks into the source of their success.