Chief Healthcare Executive June 15, 2024
Thousands of skilled doctors and nurses are awaiting visas to come to the U.S. to deliver much-needed care. They would provide welcome relief to the overburdened healthcare workforce.
America’s healthcare system faces an urgent challenge: Our workforce is at the breaking point. We simply don’t have enough physicians, nurses, and healthcare technicians to meet the needs of patients.
And with our nation’s aging population and rising demand for healthcare services, the problem will only grow worse if we don’t start addressing it immediately.
COVID-19 imposed unique pressures on the health system and revealed a labor force that was overworked, burned out, and stretched desperately thin. But even as the pandemic subsides, the healthcare worker shortage continues to deepen.
Fortunately, a...