Managed Healthcare Executive August 29, 2024
A common misconception regarding today’s dire shortage of healthcare workers in the U.S. is that the COVID-19 pandemic triggered it. Although it’s true that the pandemic both exacerbated and shined a spotlight on the problem, the healthcare worker shortage existed well before the coronavirus wreaked havoc on our healthcare system, and it is not over. Compounding attrition, burnout and low rates of graduations among healthcare educational institutions mean the shortage is expanding, and it is imperative to realize that our new feeling of post-COVID “normalcy” is still a crisis that demands immediate attention.
What is driving the crisis
Job vacancies in the healthcare and social assistance sector grew to 1.8 million in 2023 from 1.2 million in 2019, according to...
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