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Health professional shortage area maps and data

(5 days ago) WEBUse the maps and data provided here to determine whether your community is located in a Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA). Behavioral Health Services. Primary care. 4300 Cherry Creek Drive South Denver, CO 80246. #FFFFFF : 303-692-2000. …

https://cdphe.colorado.gov/prevention-and-wellness/health-access/health-workforce-planning-and-assessment/health-professional

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3 ways Colorado hospitals are easing the health care staffing …

(2 days ago) WEBA 2021 Mercer analysis projects that Colorado will have a shortage of more than 10,000 registered nurses and 54,000 lower-wage health care workers by 2026. Many Colorado hospitals have responded

https://www.bizjournals.com/denver/news/2024/01/04/colorado-hospitals-staffing-shortage-solutions.html

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ER doctors sound the alarm as Colorado’s hospital system shows …

(7 days ago) WEBThe group laid out a series of serious issues now plaguing the health care system: nursing shortages, a lack of access to rapid testing, significant liability risks for clinicians and hospitals

https://www.cpr.org/2022/01/14/colorado-covid-omicron-hospital-capacity-emergency-room/

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Infrastructure bill takes aim at Colorado’s shortage of health care

(6 days ago) WEBColorado is among the worst-situated states in the fields of mental health and nursing, according to a 2021 analysis from human-resources consulting firm Mercer. For example, the firm projects that Colorado will soon be short more than 10,000 nurses, third-worst in the country.Meanwhile, more than 2.5 million Coloradans live in an area …

https://red.msudenver.edu/2024/infrastructure-bill-takes-aim-at-colorados-shortage-of-health-care-workers/

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Polis to sign health care workforce bills to address …

(6 days ago) WEBBy Ed Sealover – Senior Reporter, Denver Business Journal. May 18, 2022. Gov. Jared Polis today will sign a quartet of bills investing more than $61 million in an industry that is desperately

https://www.bizjournals.com/denver/news/2022/05/18/colorado-health-care-workforce-bills-nursing-polis.html

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How Polis, Colorado lawmakers are planning for the - The …

(4 days ago) WEBA recent Mercer study shows Colorado in the top-5 for biggest needs in registered nurses — and showing the state could be short 10,000 people by 2026 to fill the vital health care jobs &#8212…

https://www.denverpost.com/2022/04/21/colorado-nursing-shortage-covid-burnout-surge/

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MSU Denver working to address nursing shortage while facing …

(5 days ago) WEBOctober 27, 2022 / 1:56 PM MDT / CBS Colorado. As hospitals work to navigate a nationwide shortage of nurses and other health care professionals, universities that are trying to fill those gaps

https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/nursing-shortage-metropolitan-state-university-denver-health-care-challenges/

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MSU Denver plans to expand to help fill health care worker shortage

(6 days ago) WEBAccording to the Colorado Hospital Association, Colorado will be facing a shortage of 64,000 healthcare workers by 2026.

https://kdvr.com/news/local/msu-denver-plans-to-expand-to-help-fill-health-care-worker-shortage/

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Colorado hospitals on edge amid renewed COVID surge, staffing …

(5 days ago) WEBJensen Sutta/Shutterstock. As winter approaches, hospitals across the state of Colorado are facing a renewed COVID-19 crisis with an influx of patients flooding into health care facilities. Front

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/colorado-hospitals-edge-amid-renewed-covid-surge-staffing/story?id=81087590

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State health care leaders warn Denver Health is nearing financial

(1 days ago) WEBUpdated:7:05 PM MST March 8, 2024. DENVER — Legislatures in Colorado have fast-tracked $5 million to help keep Denver Health afloat as state health care leaders warn that the safety net hospital

https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/next/next-with-kyle-clark/denver-health-financial-death-spiral-funding/73-0cf1ce7d-7e63-4e46-8bb3-9a8d1082da4e

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UCHealth, HealthOne, Denver Health prep for Covid, flu season …

(6 days ago) WEBThe lingering shortage of health care workers, especially nurses, has left Denver-area hospitals with the realization that the seasonal flu crunch may not be so seasonal anymore – especially

https://www.bizjournals.com/denver/news/2022/10/27/denver-health-care-staffing-shortage-solutions-flu.html

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Colorado program combats health care worker shortage - FOX31 …

(Just Now) WEBA recent report done by Mercer predicted that Colorado will be short 54,000 health care workers by 2026. To combat the soaring labor shortage, DaVita teamed up with other major health care

https://kdvr.com/news/local/colorado-program-combats-healthcare-worker-shortage/

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Gov. Polis signs infrastructure bill to address Colorado’s shortage …

(6 days ago) WEBThe push to train more students comes as health care-industry experts predict dire workforce shortages, including the need for more than 3 million health care workers in the U.S. over the next five years. A 2021 analysis from human-resources consulting firm Mercer projected that Colorado will soon be short more than 10,000 nurses.

https://www.msudenver.edu/early-bird/gov-polis-signs-infrastructure-bill-to-address-colorados-shortage-of-health-care-workers/

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Colorado will provide free education to students across health care

(3 days ago) WEBA state effort to ease Colorado’s dire shortage of health care workers will offer tuition-free training for several thousand students, providing a much-needed boost to hospitals and clinics. The Care Forward Colorado Program will invest $26 million of federal COVID stimulus funding into the program for two years, guaranteeing free schooling

https://coloradosun.com/2022/08/25/colorado-health-care-workers-shortage-hospitals/

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Colorado needs health care workers. MSU Denver has a plan to …

(7 days ago) WEBFebruary 21, 2023. Health. Colorado needs health care workers. MSU Denver has a plan to provide them. The University is expanding its capacity to train more professionals in the field, and it’s asking the state legislature to help. With the state facing a critical shortage of skilled health care workers, Metropolitan State University of

https://red.msudenver.edu/2023/msu-denver-expands-health-education/

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Health - The Denver Post

(7 days ago) WEBThe number of openings for behavioral health jobs in the state increased 152% from 2019 to 2022, and projections show that figure could rise another 30% from 2023 to 2030, said Lisa Weinberg, the

https://www.denverpost.com/2024/05/31/colorado-mental-health-worker-shortage/

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Staffing shortages may force Denver Health to re-examine bed …

(3 days ago) WEBDenver Health shoulders a significant share of the city's uncompensated and indigent care costs - meaning care that it essentially provides for free and has to absorb on a budget sheet - as part of its mission. Its uncompensated care in 2021 nearly hit $300 million, according to its annual report, which is its highest level since 2013.

https://denvergazette.com/news/health/staffing-shortages-may-force-denver-health-to-re-examine-bed-space-services/article_6b6def06-0a06-11ed-867e-e3e4b6b5aab3.html

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Our nurse supply is running out - MSU Denver RED

(3 days ago) WEBMSU Denver students who graduated from 2019 to 2021 passed their NCLEX (National Council of Licensing Examinations) tests, the standardized test for all graduating nurses around the country, at a rate of 88% to 100%. The national pass rate is 83%. “We didn’t just perform — we outperformed compared to peer programs,” Buxton …

https://red.msudenver.edu/2022/our-nurse-supply-is-running-out/

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Denver Health is at a 'critical point' due to rising costs and treating

(9 days ago) WEBDenver Health ran a nearly $32 million deficit in 2022. This year, the hospital was projected to run a nearly $18 million deficit, but a few one-time grants mean the hospital could come close to

https://denverite.com/2023/09/22/denver-health-budget-uncompensated-care-costs/

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There's a Physician Shortage In the U.S. Here's Why TIME

(5 days ago) WEBA September 2021 report from the Kaiser Family Foundation noted that 83.7 million people in the U.S. live in a designated primary-care health professional shortage area (HPSA), and more than

https://time.com/6199666/physician-shortage-challenges-solutions/

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Despite surging demand for long-term care, providers struggle to …

(9 days ago) WEBExperts see looming potential shortages as the industry grows. Overall demand for full-time workers in long-term services and support settings is projected to increase by 42% between 2021 and 2036, according to the federal Health Resources and Services Administration.

https://apnews.com/article/longterm-care-worker-shortage-967547ff08ddbd9a9389772585b6a21f

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Pentagon mulls special pay boost to fix health care personnel …

(6 days ago) WEBPentagon mulls special pay boost to fix health care personnel shortage. Spc. Hongyi Wu, from the 673rd DCAS, 62nd Medical Brigade, takes a sample for testing during enhanced screening for COVID-19

https://www.armytimes.com/federal-oversight/watchdogs/2024/05/29/pentagon-mulls-special-pay-boost-to-fix-health-care-personnel-shortage/

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Cancer drug shortage may force US doctors to ration chemotherapy

(Just Now) WEBA drug shortage is forcing doctors to reduce doses of chemotherapy. Experts want the U.S. government to protect the drug supply so that over 100,000 cancer patients can get life-saving drugs on

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2023/05/30/cancer-drug-chemotherapy-shortage-solutions-explained/70253377007/

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Doctor shortage cripples timely health care access, and - Yahoo

(Just Now) WEBMay 24—To New Hampshire residents with pressing medical needs, a statewide doctor shortage feels like a fever that won't abate. Janice Braley'd had two strokes before she went to the hospital by

https://www.yahoo.com/news/doctor-shortage-cripples-timely-health-225100101.html

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Accelerator program addresses critical shortage of mental-health …

(1 days ago) WEBWith mental-health conditions such as depression, anxiety and addiction on the rise, Metropolitan State University of Denver is partnering with Kaiser Permanente and the National Council for Mental Wellbeing to address a critical shortage of mental-health care workers in the state. The collaborative has developed an accelerator program that …

https://red.msudenver.edu/2024/accelerator-program-addresses-critical-shortage-of-mental-health-care-providers/

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America's doctors need more obesity medicine training - Axios

(2 days ago) WEBThe relatively small number of health care providers trained in obesity care can hardly keep up with Americans' demand for new weight-loss drugs.. Why it matters: Tens of thousands of U.S. patients each week are starting on treatments like Novo Nordisk's Ozempic and Wegovy, but obesity medicine specialists worry there are still too …

https://www.axios.com/2024/05/28/us-doctors-obesity-health-care-training

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Denver company prepares to grow for $43 billion defense contract

(2 days ago) WEBDenver-based Matrix on Thursday joined 10 other companies selected to fill a $43 billion contract to recruit thousands of health care workers for the national network of Army, Navy, and Air Force

https://www.bizjournals.com/denver/news/2024/05/24/matrix-providers-43b-contract-medical-staffing.html

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Big Pharma’s focus on profit is behind medicine shortages, …

(7 days ago) WEBMedical authorities around the world are pondering this question as they struggle with shortages of a range of essential medicines amid a global drug supply crisis. Separately, England’s former

https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2024/5/28/big-pharmas-focus-on-profit-is-behind-medicine-shortages-superbug-threat

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Meet the people falling through the gaps of the mental health …

(1 days ago) WEB"Australia's current mental health care system is broken and in need of urgent reform," Professor Samuel Harvey from the Black Dog Institute said. Shortage of experts.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-30/the-missing-middle-in-mental-health-system/103912504

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MSU Denver tackles critical shortage of elder-care workers

(Just Now) WEBMay 22, 2023. Health. MSU Denver tackles critical shortage of elder-care workers. Coloradans are getting older, but caregivers are in short supply. A new program in aging services will help to replenish jobs lost during the pandemic. Cory Phare. May 22, 2023. MSU Denver student Jackie Schwartz reads about Egyptology with resident Jeanne

https://red.msudenver.edu/2023/msu-denver-tackles-critical-shortage-of-elder-care-workers/

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A.I. May Someday Work Medical Miracles. For Now, It Helps Do …

(9 days ago) WEBTen physicians at the University of Kansas Medical Center have been using generative A.I. software for the last two months, said Dr. Gregory Ator, an ear, nose and throat specialist and the center

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/26/technology/ai-health-care-documentation.html

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Facing mental health worker shortage, Chicago trains the public to …

(8 days ago) WEBWith shortage of mental health workers, Chicago trains the public to try to prevent suicide though a study last year showed barriers to receiving care at some of the health centers. Ige also

https://chicago.suntimes.com/health/2024/05/29/chicago-public-health-department-training-chicagoans-suicide-prevention

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