Workforce

The American Hospital Association offers these resources for addressing health care workforce issues for leaders of hospitals and health systems.

The Oklahoma Hospital Association has named as its new president effective Sept. 5 Patti Davis, who most recently served as senior vice president of external affairs at Oklahoma City-based OU Medicine.
Health care human resources leaders are at the forefront of a constantly evolving health care landscape, and the American Society for Healthcare Human Resources Administration – an AHA professional membership group – is the premier organization supporting HR leaders in the health care field.
Employment at the nation's hospitals rose by 0.13% in July to a seasonally adjusted 5,181,900 people, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Also in this roundup of hospital and health system leadership changes: New Leaders at Children’s Mercy Kansas City in MO, Westfield Memorial Hospital in NY and St. Francis Medical Center in LA
The House of Representatives last night approved legislation to reauthorize the Children’s Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Program and federal workforce development programs for nurses and health professionals.
Also in this week’s roundup of hospital and health system leadership changes: New CEOs named for Granville Health System and Pike County Memorial Hospital.
Also in this roundup of hospital and health system leadership changes: New leaders at Providence Portland Medical Center in Oregon; Sutter Roseville Medical Center in California; and The University of Kansas Health System in Topeka. 
Today’s health care human resource professionals are intimately familiar with the disruptive workforce challenges faced by the nation’s hospitals and health systems.
Also in this roundup of hospital and health system leadership changes: New leaders at McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center, Anderson Hospital, Community Health Network and HCA Healthcare’s Gulf Coast Division.
Employment at the nation's hospitals rose by 0.21% in June to a seasonally adjusted 5,175,800 people, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.