MedCity News March 5, 2025
Those that fail to adapt their workforce strategies will remain stuck in crisis mode, scrambling to fill shifts and struggling to retain nurses in the face of a nursing shortage. But for those willing to welcome change, the opportunity is immense.
Health systems have had the same workforce concerns for years. They’re scrambling to fill nursing shifts, struggling to attract and retain nurses, and spending far too much time and money on temporary staffing. Health system leaders have told me time and again they’re striving for workforce resilience, an emerging ideal that emphasizes the personal and professional wellbeing of the workforce — structurally, culturally, and on an individual level by prioritizing work-life balance.
It’s not a completely novel concept,...