Creating a sustainable future for the healthcare workforce
The U.S. healthcare system is caught in a paradox: more patients, more spending, more technology — and yet, stagnant productivity and persistent staffing gaps.
Even as health sector employment rebounded by 2.6 million jobs post-pandemic, almost half of hospitals report RN vacancy rates over 10%. While wage growth has outpaced inflation, only 52% of healthcare workers feel fairly paid, the lowest of any industry.
This report goes beyond stopgap solutions. It lays out a strategic framework for cultivating talent, elevating the employee value proposition and using tech to drive real productivity — not just add complexity.
Key takeaways include:
Even as health sector employment rebounded by 2.6 million jobs post-pandemic, almost half of hospitals report RN vacancy rates over 10%. While wage growth has outpaced inflation, only 52% of healthcare workers feel fairly paid, the lowest of any industry.
This report goes beyond stopgap solutions. It lays out a strategic framework for cultivating talent, elevating the employee value proposition and using tech to drive real productivity — not just add complexity.
Key takeaways include:
- The four paradoxes undermining workforce sustainability and how to address them
- Lessons from higher education on navigating demographic disruption
- How health systems can shift from reactive hiring to long-term workforce planning
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