A Nursing Crisis Fact Sheet
Written by LeAnn Thieman, CSPMost nurses didn’t choose their career because of the great hours, pay, and working conditions! They were called by a need to serve – to give of their hearts and hands, compassionate and thorough patient care. But these values are threatened today with the changes in the delivery of health care.
Operation Babylift, published in Newsweek
Written by LeAnn Thieman, CSPSAIGON, APRIL 1975: As the city fell, President Ford ordered an airlift of all orphans, many of whom had American fathers. LeAnn Thieman, an Iowa nurse, volunteered to help. Our adoption agency kept 100 infants in a two-story French villa.
LeAnn Meets President Ford
Written by LeAnn Thieman, CSPIn 1975 LeAnn was greeted in Vietnam with, “Have you heard the news? President Ford has okayed Operation Babylift!” In 2000, LeAnn was greeted by President Ford himself. When he heard she was speaking in his summer hometown, he asked to meet her.
25th Babylift Anniversary Reunites LeAnn, Mitch and Babylift Team
Written by LeAnn Thieman, CSPThe 25th anniversary reunion of Operation Babylift held in Estes Park, Colorado in the summer of 2000.
Nurses Can Help to End the Nursing Shortage in America
Written by LeAnn Thieman, CSPEvery man, woman, and child may at some time be affected by the nursing shortage, which is expected to exceed 340,000 within the next twelve years. With the average age of a nurse being forty seven, 55% of the current nurse workforce is planning to retire by 2020.