December 12, 2022 – The AHA released a new report – The American Hospital Association 2023 Health Care Workforce Talent Scan – providing valuable insights and practical recommendations to help healthcare organizations find better ways to support, retain, and recruit their staff.
“Building a thriving health care workforce that continues to put high-quality, compassionate care at the center of all they do requires commitment and collaboration from all stakeholders at the individual, organizational and community level,” the report stated.
The AHA report made three recommendations:
- Reconnect to purpose: Implement workplace practices that strengthen employee satisfaction and allow employees to feel heard and valued consistently.
- Provide support, training and technology needed to thrive in multiple care delivery environments: Safely and effectively bring care to patients where they are so as to improve outcomes as well as build a more equitable healthcare system.
- Recruit innovatively, invest in retention and build a robust pipeline: Implement multi-pronged strategies that include investing in innovative upskilling programs and on-the-job training opportunities as well as expanding nursing programs or launching new ones. Healthcare systems should also provide nontraditional support such as affordable housing and childcare to help attract and retain workers.