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Puerto Rico nurses leave hospitals for their own businesses

Two Puerto Rican nurses turned to entrepreneurship with support from local nonprofits.

Published Oct 13, 2026, 9:00 AM EDT | LehighValleyLive

By Mariela Santos-Muñiz

PUERTO RICO — Located on a small plot of land, with a baseball park on the other side of the street, is a former elementary school that now houses community-based organizations in the southern town of Peñuelas. It was here that palabra met Madeline Gómez, a nurse by trade who is not currently practicing.