Many experienced caregivers are approaching retirement, which could imperil the economic well-being of health care organizations.
By Garry Kranz Comments 0 | Recommend 0
No Quick Fix: When Burbank, California-based staffing firm Workway last week
announced a subsidiary to provide trained nurses, it underscored a growing
crisis that cuts across the health care sector. Few professions face a greater
talent shortage than nursing. Workway Nursing will target hospitals and other
long-term care facilities by providing skilled clinical professionals, including
licensed practical and vocational nurses, certified nurse assistants and allied
medical staff.
Workway’s new venture illustrates the continuing momentum to address the
dwindling number of people entering the profession. According to the American
Association of Colleges of Nursing, although the number of students enrolling in
nursing curricula jumped nearly 8 percent in 2006, it still isn’t enough to meet
projected demand for new nurses. And Bernard Hodes Group says in its 2007 aging
workforce survey that nearly 60 percent of health care organizations expect to
lose the greatest number of people to retirement between 2013 and 2018.
Workforce Management contributing editor Garry Kranz is based in Richmond, Virginia. E-mail editors@workforce.com to comment.
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