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Data Brief: Health Care Workforce Challenges Threaten Hospitals

(8 days ago) WEBMore than 20 months after the first cases of COVID-19 were reported in the U.S., The critical staffing shortage of health care workers has forced hospitals to incur increased costs during the ongoing pandemic. Hospitals have experienced a 15.6% …

https://www.aha.org/fact-sheets/2021-11-01-data-brief-health-care-workforce-challenges-threaten-hospitals-ability-care

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Staff Shortages Choking U.S. Health Care System

(6 days ago) WEBBy 2025, the U.S. is estimated to have a shortage of approximately 446,000 home health aides, 95,000 nursing assistants, 98,700 medical and lab technologists and technicians, and more than …

https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2022-07-28/staff-shortages-choking-u-s-health-care-system

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Key Insights: Health Care Staffing Shortages Pandemic Oversight

(9 days ago) WEBA lack of nurses and medical officers was the most reported staffing shortage. In fact, 94% of the nursing homes we surveyed reported a nursing shortage during the pandemic. The graph shows other federal health care facilities we surveyed reported similar nursing shortages. Common Factors that Contributed to Staffing …

https://www.pandemicoversight.gov/oversight/our-publications-reports/health-care-staffing-shortages

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The Shortage of US Healthcare Workers in 2023 - Oracle

(8 days ago) WEBCauses of Staffing Shortages. US hospitals, clinics, medical practices, and other healthcare providers were experiencing worker shortages long before COVID-19 put additional stress on the system. The industry’s labor shortages are a function of a variety of overlapping trends, including the following:

https://www.oracle.com/human-capital-management/healthcare-workforce-shortage/

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Nursing Workforce Challenges in the Postpandemic World

(3 days ago) WEBAn American Nurses Foundation survey of nearly 12,000 nurses conducted in January 2022 found that 60% of respondents younger than 35 years reported experiencing an extremely stressful, violent, or traumatic event resulting from COVID-19, and 89% reported that their organization was experiencing a staffing shortage. More than one …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9299514/

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The Staffing Shortage Pandemic - PMC - National Center for

(3 days ago) WEBThe US hospitals are experiencing critical staffing shortages that are among the tri-state areas, with New York at 1.49%, Connecticut at 2.63%, and New Jersey at 9.57%. Worse areas are Vermont at 64.71%, South Carolina at 25.29%, Wisconsin at 23.65%, and Washington at 11.65%. Hospitals are reporting these critical staffing …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8989263/

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Examination of Staffing Shortages at US Nursing Homes During …

(8 days ago) WEBImportance Staffing shortages have been widely reported in US nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic, but traditional quantitative research analyses have found mixed evidence of staffing shortfalls.. Objective To examine whether nursing home administrator perspectives can provide context for conflicting aggregate staffing reports …

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2807662

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‘Nursing Is in Crisis’: Staff Shortages Put Patients at Risk

(5 days ago) WEBNearly 30 percent of Singing River’s 500 beds are empty. With 169 unfilled nursing positions, administrators must keep the beds empty. Nursing shortages have long vexed hospitals. But in the

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/21/health/covid-nursing-shortage-delta.html

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What we’ve learned about COVID-19, burnout and the doctor …

(1 days ago) WEBNew research offers clues to the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on the impending doctor shortage, and the picture it reveals is harrowing. “Employment turnover among nearly all segments of the health care workforce has not yet fully recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic, with turnover rates among long-term care workers and physicians …

https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/sustainability/what-we-ve-learned-about-covid-19-burnout-and-doctor-shortage

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Review of Personnel Shortages in Federal Health Care …

(3 days ago) WEBproviders and safe and effective patient care. While personnel shortages existed in the health care community before the pandemic, the pandemic exacerbated these shortages. As the pandemic progressed, personnel illnesses, exposures to COVID-19, or the need to care for family members caused additional staffing shortages.

https://www.oversight.gov/sites/default/files/oig-reports/PRAC/healthcare-staffing-shortages-report.pdf

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Nursing Facility Staffing Shortages During the COVID-19 Pandemic

(8 days ago) WEBIn eight states, at least half of nursing facilities reported one or more staff shortage as of March 20, 2022. The five states with the highest shares of nursing facilities reporting any staffing

https://www.kff.org/coronavirus-covid-19/issue-brief/nursing-facility-staffing-shortages-during-the-covid-19-pandemic/

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The State of the Nation’s Nursing Shortage

(1 days ago) WEBNorth Dakota saw an increase from 12.80 nurses per 1,000 people in 2020 to 15.24 in 2021, while California went from 7.77 per 1,000 people in 2020 to 8.27 in 2021, gaining over 17,000 more nurses

https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2022-11-01/the-state-of-the-nations-nursing-shortage

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Crisis in nursing: Nurses say staffing shortage is worse than five

(5 days ago) WEBThe COVID-19 pandemic certainly exacerbated problems, but short staffing was an issue even before then, Burger and Hopkins said. "The staffing crisis didn't just happen. It's been around for years.

https://www.npr.org/2023/05/02/1173107527/nursing-staffing-crisis

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Some places were short on nurses before the virus. The pandemic …

(3 days ago) WEBThe health-care system last year spent $6.1 billion on travel nurses, a figure that will rise by at least 10 percent this year, said Barry Asin, president of Staffing Industry Analysts, a research

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/some-places-were-short-on-nurses-before-the-virus-the-pandemic-is-making-it-much-worse/2020/11/16/8d3755a0-25c4-11eb-a688-5298ad5d580a_story.html

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Doctor shortages are here—and they’ll get worse if we don’t act fast

(3 days ago) WEBBetween 10,300 and 35,600 for other specialties. The AAMC reports that physician shortages hamper efforts to remove barriers to care. If populations that are underserved by the health system had health care-use patterns similar to populations with fewer access barriers, the U.S. would be short between 102,400 and 180,400 physicians.

https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/sustainability/doctor-shortages-are-here-and-they-ll-get-worse-if-we-don-t-act

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Staffing shortages due to omicron have left employers scrambling …

(6 days ago) WEBAnd yet, doors remain open. The show must go on. Stores are closing early, opening later. With new COVID-19 cases soaring above 800,000 a day, workers are calling out sick in droves.

https://www.npr.org/2022/01/18/1073139544/staffing-shortages-omicron-grocery-hospital-workers-nurses-employers-covid

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COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates and Staff in US Nursing Homes

(Just Now) WEBFor example, when a nursing home in Philadelphia required staff to be vaccinated, 17 (6.9%) of the facility’s 246 employees chose to resign. 22 Low nurse staffing levels have been consistently associated with poor resident outcomes in nursing homes. 23-25 Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, many nursing homes reported …

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama-health-forum/fullarticle/2794727

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Subcommittee Chair Guthrie Opening Remarks at Health …

(5 days ago) WEB“Our health care system is facing stark workforce shortages that existed before the pandemic but have only grown more severe in recent years. “Since 2020, over 500 nursing homes have closed across the United States and another 150,000 nurses are needed to reach pre-pandemic staffing levels. “In closing, I would like to thank my …

https://energycommerce.house.gov/posts/subcommittee-chair-guthrie-opening-remarks-at-health-subcommittee-markup-of-23-legislative-proposals-to-strengthen-the-american-health-care-system

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Risk Factors for Stress and Burnout Healthcare Workers CDC

(9 days ago) WEBThe COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated additional elements of fatigue, strain, stress, loss, and grief for healthcare workers. Many healthcare workers experienced increased workloads in the face of short staffing and shortages in critical personal protective equipment. This led to increasing anxiety and the risk of personal harm.

https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/healthcare/risk-factors/stress-burnout.html

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What nurses really want: sufficient staffing for patient care

(7 days ago) WEBThe playbook of corporate health care asks nurses to do much with little, but nurses aren’t willing to skimp on quality and safety. There isn’t a nursing shortage — it’s nurses’ refusal

https://www.statnews.com/2024/05/10/what-nurses-really-want-sufficient-staffing-for-patient-care/

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HCAHPS, Patient Experience Scores Tank During COVID-19 Due to …

(9 days ago) WEBA new RAND Corporation analysis of nearly 4 million HCAHPS surveys showed that hospital patient experience tanked during the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers wrote in JAMA Health Forum. Compared to 2018-2019 data, HCAHPS (Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems) scores fell by …

https://www.techtarget.com/patientengagement/news/366584460/HCAHPS-Patient-Experience-Scores-Tank-During-COVID-19-Due-to-Staffing

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Shortage at nursing homes have left an increasing number of

(2 days ago) WEBResearchers say staffing shortages play a huge role. On Aging. Shortage at nursing homes have left an increasing number of patients in hospitals. May 13, 2024 6:05 PM ET.

https://www.npr.org/2024/05/13/1251040883/shortage-at-nursing-homes-have-left-an-increasing-number-of-patients-in-hospital

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US healthcare leadership: How to respond and thrive McKinsey

(5 days ago) WEBIt threatens affordability and access to care for consumers, and it poses material risks to profitability for providers, payers, and other healthcare stakeholders. McKinsey research reveals the combined effects of these forces could accelerate the increase in NHE by approximately $600 billion through 2027. Downloads.

https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/healthcare/our-insights/gathering-storm

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Covid transformed the U.S. labor market, and it isn’t done yet

(Just Now) WEBAfter a three-year national health emergency, over 1.1 million Covid deaths, a wave of retirements and high inflation, the U.S. labor force is smaller and tighter than before the pandemic.For

https://www.nbcnews.com/business/economy/covid-pandemic-emergency-workforce-jobs-recession-rcna83412

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Healthcare HR Challenges Due to COVID Oracle Україна

(2 days ago) WEBWhat challenges has healthcare HR faced since COVID? Since the pandemic began, healthcare HR has faced severe staffing shortages, rising burnout and employee turnover rates, and employee fears of contracting the virus. HR teams have also had to change policies on shift scheduling and remote work, as well as explore using …

https://www.oracle.com/ua/human-capital-management/hr-healthcare-challenges-covid/

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Favorite Healthcare Staffing, other agencies see fade as pandemic …

(Just Now) WEBFavorite Healthcare’s revenue jumped to $1.64 billion in 2022, and other area health care staffing firms became some of the Kansas City area’s fastest-growing companies.

https://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/news/2024/05/16/covid-favorite-healthcare-staffing-ethos-next-move.html

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The mental health toll among healthcare workers during the …

(Just Now) WEBThe COVID-19 pandemic has affected the mental health of healthcare workers worldwide, with frontline personnel experiencing heightened rates of depression, anxiety, and posttraumatic stress. This

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-61216-x

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COVID-19 & Antimicrobial Resistance Antimicrobial Resistance

(Just Now) WEBMany clinics and healthcare facilities limited services, served fewer patients, or closed their doors entirely in the face of challenges from COVID-19. Before the pandemic, many resistant infections often found in the community were increasing (2012-2017). 1 CDC is concerned that resistant infections continued to spread in communities

https://www.cdc.gov/antimicrobial-resistance/data-research/threats/covid-19.html

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What are the top patient safety concerns for this year?

(4 days ago) WEBHealthcare’s biggest patient safety threats for this year run the gamut of workforce concerns to patient access to maternal and perinatal care and all the way down to new health IT use, according to ECRI, a patient safety organization. The 2024 list of 10 patient safety concerns spotlights challenges transitioning new clinicians from academic

https://www.techtarget.com/patientengagement/news/366584293/What-are-the-top-patient-safety-concerns-for-this-year

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Hochul signs executive order to expand workforce, allow …

(4 days ago) WEBGov. Kathy Hochul on Monday night signed an executive order to alleviate potential staffing shortages in hospitals and other health care facilities statewide. Her team said, + 70

https://www.wnypapers.com/news/article/current/2024/05/16/148080/hochul-signs-executive-order-to-expand-workforce-allow-additional-health-care-workers-to-administer-covid-19-testing-vaccinations

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How Bergen County NJ deals with shortage of EMS crews

(5 days ago) WEB1:40. BERGEN COUNTY — The need for the recently created county-run emergency medical services is obvious, officials said, as crews answer more than 450 calls per month with no sign of things

https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/2023/12/08/bergen-county-nj-shortage-ems-crews/71811566007/

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Nursing homes cite COVID-19 immunity laws in wrongful death suits

(8 days ago) WEBRachel Reeves, a senior vice president with the American Health Care Association, an industry trade group, called covid “an unprecedented public health crisis brought on by a vicious virus that

https://www.modernhealthcare.com/legal/nursing-homes-covid-19-immunity-laws-wrongful-death-lawsuits-new-york

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Nurses at North Jersey nursing home seek to unionize - Bergen …

(8 days ago) WEBAs of last week, 243 nursing residents have died from COVID-19 in 2023 out of 10,734 who have been infected, the latest state data shows. No staff members have died from the virus since 2021.

https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/health/2023/11/21/nurses-at-north-jersey-nursing-home-seek-to-unionize-harborage-complete-care-staff-shortages-covid/71650521007/

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USNS COMFORT COVID-19 Updated APRIL 27, 2020 – 1800 …

(9 days ago) WEBNew Jersey Hospitals. The ability to take COVID-19 patients aboard USNS Comfort provides increased capability to care for high severity COVID-positive cases, allowing the Javits New York Medical Station to focus on lower severity COVID-positive patients. • "Taking on more patients as quickly as possible is critical to helping the city of New York

https://media.defense.gov/2020/May/18/2002302024/-1/-1/1/FAQ_USNSCOMFORT_V6.PDF

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What Biden’s tariffs on Chinese medical supplies mean for industry

(2 days ago) WEBRelated article: Supply chain shortages to persist through 2024, Premier says The U.S.' reliance on China for medical products became apparent during the COVID-19 pandemic.

https://www.modernhealthcare.com/supply-chain/biden-tariffs-china-medical-supplies

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