KevinMD June 23, 2024
Labor shortages have become a pressing concern across the health care sector, with the nurse staffing crisis looming large over hospitals and health systems nationwide.
A report from the Massachusetts Health Policy Commission illuminated the severity of the workforce challenges, revealing a doubling of vacancy rates for registered nurses in the state’s hospitals from 2019 to 2022. Despite concerted efforts, the problem persists, with health systems still resorting to costly pandemic measures to fill staffing gaps, including offering temporary nurses wages nearly 90 percent higher than those of employed nurses.
In the face of these daunting challenges, the imperative for innovative solutions has never been clearer. Addressing the nurse staffing crisis requires fundamentally reevaluating traditional assumptions, particularly regarding how hospitals...
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