The Door County Medical Center Auxiliary is doing what it can to ensure you have people in place to take care of you if you get injured or fall ill. According to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, the registered nursing workforce is expected to expand by six percent over the next decade to 3.3 million. Factoring in retirements and other work-related exits, approximately 190,000 people will be needed to fill those roles. The gap between supply and demand for healthcare workers is only widening, with the Health Resources and Services Administration predicting that we will be approximately 8,000 people short by 2037. Ensuring that Door and Kewaunee counties have the people they need in the healthcare field, DCMC Auxiliary member Diana Kiederlen says its Angel Scholarship Campaign has greatly impacted students stretching from Algoma to Sister Bay.

Two DCMCA supporters, Tom Pollock and Chris Gritzmacher, are offering to match all donations up to $50,000 before January 15th as the organization looks to raise money to fund its scholarships, which have helped more than 1,000 people since its inception. The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) says a two-year Associate Degree in Nursing program costs $23,900 to $66,320. You can donate to the Angel Scholarship Campaign online by clicking this link.