This webinar was recorded on Wednesday, October 25, 2023 and features a panel of distinguished healthcare labor experts examining the current workforce challenges in healthcare delivery, and how it might be addressed in the coming years. Faculty includes Eric Dickerson of Kaye/Bassman International, Matthew Fontana of the global law firm Faegre Drinker, and Elizabeth DuBois of COPE Health Solutions. 

The labor market in the United States has been tight in recent years, but perhaps no other sector is tighter than healthcare. The Health Resources Services Administration recently concluded that the U.S. needs more than 38,000 more physicians, dentists and mental health professionals than the number currently employed. The Bureau of Labor Statistics says there are currently more than 200,000 job openings for nurses, and that more than 30,000 new advanced practice nurses (nurse practitioners, nurse anesthetists, etc.) are needed every year through 2030 just to keep up with demand. The current workforce itself is traumatized, coping with such issues as job burnout and potential violence from patients and their family members

That the workforce shortage is chronic and current labor conditions are demanding at best means that providers and recruiters must think outside the box. As simply filling the positions is no longer feasible, they must work on creating education-to-labor pipelines. And they must also contend with dramatic changes to the workforce since the COVID-19 pandemic and factor in changes such as telemedicine and hybrid work arrangements.