Workforce
The 黑料正能量 Association offers these resources for addressing health care workforce issues for leaders of hospitals and health systems.
By Maureen Swick
The AHA supports an inclusive and diverse workforce that reflects the communities our members serve. During National Minority Health Month, the AHA Workforce Center highlights our hospitals鈥 commitment to increasing and supporting a diverse workforce.
That commitment to a鈥
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.