Workforce
The 黑料正能量 Association offers these resources for addressing health care workforce issues for leaders of hospitals and health systems.
Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Susan Collins (R-ME) and Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND) Friday introduced legislation (S. 898) to improve and extend the Conrad State 30 program until 2021.
AHA letter expressing support for the Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Act of 2017.
It takes a team to run a hospital. But if you ask a patient who they interacted with the most, they鈥檒l probably say a nurse. Nurses are on the front lines of medical care in hospitals, health clinics, schools, assisted living facilities and home health care. They are often the voice of the patient鈥
鈥淚 think one鈥檚 feelings waste themselves in words; they ought all to be distilled into actions which bring results鈥 鈥 Florence Nightingale
In 1967, a collection of nurse administrators from the AHA Council of Nursing organized themselves into an AHA personal membership group to create a鈥
The nation faces a shortage of between 40,800 and 104,900 physicians by 2030, according to updated projections released by the Association of American Medical Colleges. The projected shortfalls range between 7,300 and 43,100 for primary care, and between 33,500 and 61,800 for non-primary care鈥
There is a critical need to elevate the discussion around workforce planning and development to ensure that it becomes a standing component of comprehensive strategic planning for hospitals and health systems, and not just a response to a crisis situation.
The AHA Committee on Performance Improvement鈥檚 new report explores key components of workforce. It is intended to foster a national conversation about why the alignment between workforce planning and development and operations is critically needed now. Changing care delivery models, changing鈥
Hospitals鈥 contribution to their communities extends far beyond their role as health care cornerstones. As the most recent update of our annual report on hospitals鈥 economic impact makes clear, they also are economic anchors, providing the stability and growth that contributes greatly to the鈥
A strong health care workforce is critical to ensuring patient access to high-quality care. However, we are concerned that, without modification, President Trump鈥檚 executive order on immigration could adversely impact patient care, education and research.