PERSONAL STORY As a high school student, Esteban Ramirez took advantage of an allied health career pathway program offered by his school district, Pima Joint Technical Education District (JTED) in partnership with Tucson Medical Center (TMC) and National Healthcareer Association (NHA). The one-year healthcare foundations course that Esteban took his junior year sparked his interest…
“In Houston, where the nursing shortage has reached critical levels, the demand for qualified healthcare professionals is higher than ever. Hospitals across the city are dealing with staffing shortages that threaten patient care, leading to increased workloads for nurses, longer wait times and potential declines in healthcare quality. The Texas Center for Nursing Workforce Studies…
“Like a canary in a coal mine, sinking test scores in reading and math are an early indicator that America’s economy could take a hit in the coming years (“Students’ Reading Skills Worsen,” U.S. News, Jan. 30). Unless students become more proficient in these skills, our workforce will be less productive and increasingly short-staffed.” To…
UCLA released a new study examining the fate of U.S. hospitals over the next decade. Imagine: Hospital beds full of patients but no one there to treat them, or dormant beds, waiting to be used but not enough providers to open them. The research finds that by 2032, 85% of all hospital adult patient beds…
“Medical doctors face higher rates of burnout and depression than the general population and are twice as likely to die by suicide. The risks were magnified at the height of the coronavirus pandemic, but the problem existed long before that. More than 40 percent of physicians, medical school students and residents cite fear of disclosure requirements on…
A new report from CGFNS International, a nonprofit that helps foreign-educated healthcare professionals work abroad by assessing and validating their academic and professional credentials, found that there is a sustained interest in healthcare mobility. While the number of VisaScreen applications in FY 2024 declined by 4.6% from 2023’s peak, application levels remain nearly double (up…
2025 promises to be a year of particular policy upheaval, and few know that better than healthcare associations caught in the crossroads of funding battles, regulatory upheaval and intense public scrutiny. Large swaths of the industry are looking to Congress and the newly active Trump administration for relief from macroeconomic pain points like inflation or…
Recent reports find that early childhood educators fear the downturn reading comprehension and literacy skills have taken in childhood development. This decline risks impacting the next generation of students looking to join the healthcare workforce and exacerbating the shortage of workers. A new report compares results from last year’s National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)…
Bipartisan bill is vital for strengthening employee safety initiatives, improving healthcare professionals’ wellbeing, and reducing burnout WASHINGTON – The Healthcare Workforce Coalition – representing healthcare stakeholders across the continuum including providers, employers, associations, and staffing organizations – today applauds U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), Todd Young (R-IN), Jack Reed (D-RI), and Roger Marshall (R-KS) for introducing…
According to a new Gallup poll released this week, 76% of Americans consider nurses highly honest and ethical, making them the most trusted of 23 professions rated by Gallup in their annual poll conducted December 2-18, 2024. America’s nurses have held this distinction nearly every year for the last 23 years, since the Gallup added…