Gov. Ned Lamont, right, attends the opening of the new Eastern/HHC Center for Education, Simulation and Innovation in Windham. Contributed Eastern Connecticut State University and Hartford HealthCare ...

WILLIMANTIC, CT (WFSB) - State leaders hope a new resource at Windham Hospital could help combat the nursing shortage in Connecticut. A new lab opened on Wednesday for students at Eastern Connecticut ...

A patient was in pain, frustrated because she felt like no one was listening to her. Emily Barksdale, a nursing student at UNC-Chapel Hill at the time, walked in and asked the patient to describe her ...