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Concern grows around US health-care workforce …

(6 days ago) WEBThe United States is projected to face a shortage of up to 124,000 physicians by 2034 as the demand outpaces supply, according to the Association of American Medical …

https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/16/health/health-care-worker-shortage/index.html

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Staff Shortages Choking U.S. Health Care System

(6 days ago) WEBBy 2025, the U.S. is estimated to have a shortage of approximately 446,000 home health aides, 95,000 nursing assistants, 98,700 medical and lab technologists and technicians, …

https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2022-07-28/staff-shortages-choking-u-s-health-care-system

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Is the Nation’s Primary Care Shortage as Bad as Federal Data …

(7 days ago) WEBWe analyzed the public data that does exist: the federal government’s official list of primary care health professional “shortage areas,” created to help funnel providers where …

https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/health-202-primary-care-shortage-data/

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Fixing the health care worker shortage may be something …

(1 days ago) WEBBernie Sanders chairs Senate committee looking to fix the health worker shortage : Shots - Health News The U.S. faces a shortfall of about 450,000 nurses and 120,000 doctors in …

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/02/22/1158026497/fixing-the-health-care-worker-shortage-may-be-something-congress-can-agree-on

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New Surgeon General Advisory Sounds Alarm on Health Worker …

(9 days ago) WEBThere is a Projected Shortage of More than 3 Million Essential Low-Wage Health Workers in the Next Five Years and a Projected Shortage of Nearly 140,000 Physicians by 2033 …

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2022/05/23/new-surgeon-general-advisory-sounds-alarm-on-health-worker-burnout-and-resignation.html

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There's a Physician Shortage In the U.S. Here's Why TIME

(5 days ago) WEBA September 2021 report from the Kaiser Family Foundation noted that 83.7 million people in the U.S. live in a designated primary-care health professional shortage area …

https://time.com/6199666/physician-shortage-challenges-solutions/

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What's Behind Health Care Shortages? : The Pulse : NPR

(6 days ago) WEBOn this episode, we look at this, and other, shortages plaguing the world of medicine, from medications to donated blood. We investigate what's causing this scarcity, and some …

https://www.npr.org/2023/07/26/1190374227/whats-behind-health-care-shortages

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States warn of health care worker shortage as they prep for

(1 days ago) WEBHealth care worker shortage. After a grueling three years caring for patients on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic, nurses continue to leave the health care sector en …

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/states-warn-health-care-worker-shortage-prep-pandemic/story?id=98160609

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Less staff, longer delays and fewer options: Rural America - ABC …

(5 days ago) WEBRural areas comprise about two-thirds of the primary care health professional shortage areas nationwide, even though only 20% of Americans live in rural areas. The problem is …

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/staff-longer-delays-fewer-options-rural-america-confronts/story?id=97911613

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A shortage of health aides is forcing out those who wish to get …

(Just Now) WEBA shortage of health aides is forcing out those who wish to get care at home : Shots - Health News Home health care workers are among the lowest paid, shifting the burden …

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/05/05/1095050780/a-shortage-of-health-aides-is-forcing-out-those-who-wish-to-get-care-at-home

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Key Insights: Health Care Staffing Shortages Pandemic Oversight

(9 days ago) WEBA lack of nurses and medical officers was the most reported staffing shortage. In fact, 94% of the nursing homes we surveyed reported a nursing shortage during the pandemic. …

https://www.pandemicoversight.gov/oversight/our-publications-reports/health-care-staffing-shortages

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Is the nation’s primary care shortage as bad as federal data …

(9 days ago) WEBBut when KFF Health News set out last year to map where the primary care workforce shortages really are — and where they aren’t — we encountered spotty data and a …

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/02/01/is-nations-primary-care-shortage-bad-federal-data-suggest/

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85% of Facilities Are Facing Allied Healthcare Professional Shortages

(6 days ago) WEBOctober 20, 2022 - More than eight in ten healthcare facilities are experiencing allied healthcare professional shortages, leading them to increase hiring incentives and …

https://revcycleintelligence.com/news/85-of-facilities-are-facing-allied-healthcare-professional-shortages

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Navigating The Healthcare Staffing Crisis - Forbes

(5 days ago) WEBEmbracing The Future. Now is the moment to triage the crisis before it escalates further. According to the 2022 NSI National Healthcare Retention Report, a 31.7% nurse (RN) …

https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesbusinesscouncil/2023/12/29/navigating-the-healthcare-staffing-crisis-a-treatment-plan-for-workforce-stability/

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HHS Posts List of National Health Professional Shortage Areas

(9 days ago) WEBAs of December 2, 2023, HRSA reports that there are 57 million people living in 6,802 dental health HPSAs. Furthermore, HRSA finds that 9,619 more dental practitioners are …

https://www.agd.org/constituent/news/2024/01/31/hhs-posts-list-of-national-health-professional-shortage-areas

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The pandemic exposed staff shortages at nursing homes. A new …

(3 days ago) WEBWASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday said the first rule to set minimum staffing levels at federally funded nursing homes and require that a certain …

https://apnews.com/article/nursing-homes-minimum-staffing-rules-harris-wisconsin-6dbc7bee56d321ddf012fcadf30dfe15

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Workforce Shortage Areas Bureau of Health Workforce

(5 days ago) WEBWhat is Shortage Designation? Shortage designation identifies an area, population, or facility with a lack of health care services. Reviewing Applications; Scoring; …

https://bhw.hrsa.gov/workforce-shortage-areas

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Health Care Week In Review: HRSA Releases List of Health …

(7 days ago) WEBOn December 29, 2023, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) released a notice entitled, Lists of Designated Primary Medical Care, Mental Health, …

https://www.alston.com/en/insights/publications/2024/01/health-care-week-in-review-january-5-2024

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Why Hospital Wait Times Are so Bad - Business Insider

(7 days ago) WEBA report published in March from the nonprofit Peterson Center on Healthcare and KFF shows that the number of people in skilled nursing jobs, retirement care jobs, and roles …

https://www.businessinsider.com/why-hospital-wait-times-are-bad-physician-shortage-low-pay-2024-4

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Healthcare Workforce Shortages - NAHQ

(4 days ago) WEBThe struggle is real. We are experiencing a significant shortage of healthcare workers. The crisis is particularly acute in nursing. The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics is …

https://nahq.org/news-media/news/healthcare-workforce-shortages/

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Shortage Areas - Health Resources and Services Administration

(Just Now) WEBView national overview of HPSAs. View HPSAs by type, discipline, and location. Analyze results for specific subsets of the data by filtering on various discipline, location, score, …

https://data.hrsa.gov/topics/health-workforce/shortage-areas

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Where the nursing shortage in North Carolina is getting worse

(3 days ago) WEBThe report, prepared for the North Carolina Healthcare Association, found that total employment in the state's hospitals and health care systems increased by 6 percent …

https://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/news/2024/04/26/north-carolina-nurses-jobs-shortage-workforce.html

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How Bergen County NJ deals with shortage of EMS crews

(5 days ago) WEB1:40. BERGEN COUNTY — The need for the recently created county-run emergency medical services is obvious, officials said, as crews answer more than 450 calls per …

https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/2023/12/08/bergen-county-nj-shortage-ems-crews/71811566007/

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Biden administration finalizes controversial minimum staffing …

(5 days ago) WEBSome 75% of nursing homes will have to hire staff – including 12,000 registered nurses and 77,000 aides – to meet the daily care requirements, according to the Department of …

https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/22/politics/nursing-home-minimum-staffing-rule/index.html

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Primary care doctor shortage won't be solved by free med school …

(3 days ago) WEBSimilarly, NYU’s dean of admissions suggested in a 2018 interview that the school’s new tuition-free policy would create more primary care physicians to help address the …

https://www.statnews.com/2024/04/22/free-medical-school-tuition-primary-care-doctor-shortage/

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An EMS shortage forced this N.J. county to form its own unit. ‘We …

(7 days ago) WEB“The only real options to save EMS are through taxes on the local and county levels, appropriate Medicare reimbursement rates for all and additional government support …

https://www.nj.com/bergen/2023/03/an-ems-shortage-forced-this-nj-county-to-form-its-own-unit-we-are-saving-lives.html

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A new center will address Florida's mental health workforce …

(1 days ago) WEBThe University of South Florida is creating a center to boost the state's mental health workforce amid a national shortage.. The legislature recently awarded USF $5 million …

https://news.wfsu.org/state-news/2024-04-26/a-new-center-will-address-floridas-mental-health-workforce-shortage

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Bergen County NJ launches EMS services amid volunteer shortage

(5 days ago) WEBThe law allows counties and municipalities to contribute more money each year to these volunteer services. It allows funding to increase annual contributions from $70,000 to …

https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/2023/02/28/nj-ems-bergen-county-helps-volunteer-shortage/69937543007/

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Moore Foundation invests $3 million in future UC - UC Davis …

(2 days ago) WEB(SACRAMENTO) Enrollment in Doctor of Philosophy nursing programs across the nation is down more than 3% in the last year. The American Association of Colleges of Nursing …

https://health.ucdavis.edu/news/headlines/moore-foundation-invests-3-million-in-future-uc-davis-nursing-scientists/2024/04

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USF will open a center to address Florida's - Health News Florida

(4 days ago) WEBThe University of South Florida is creating a center to boost the state's mental health workforce amid a national shortage.. The Legislature recently awarded USF $5 million …

https://health.wusf.usf.edu/health-news-florida/2024-04-26/usf-will-open-a-center-to-address-floridas-mental-health-workforce-shortage

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Oklahoma can invest in mental health care for generations to come

(5 days ago) WEBHealthy Minds Policy Initiative’s recent research on the state of Oklahoma’s behavioral health workforce found significant shortcomings in training pipelines, including a lack of …

https://www.oklahoman.com/story/opinion/columns/2024/04/18/opinion-oklahoma-can-invest-in-mental-health-care-for-generations-to-come/73339136007/

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Why is Ozempic on shortage? Here’s what you need to know

(6 days ago) WEBOzempic, an injection that keeps blood sugar levels in check for patients with Type 2 diabetes, has been in shortage for months, according to the U.S. Food and Drug …

https://www.nj.com/healthfit/2023/01/why-is-ozempic-on-shortage-heres-what-you-need-to-know.html

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Most nursing homes don't have enough staff to meet the federal …

(4 days ago) WEBThe new rules mean 4 out of 5 nursing homes will need more aides and nurses. Unions hailed the change, but advocates say it's not enough care, while nursing home owners …

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/04/24/1246628171/nursing-home-staffing-final-rule-medicare-medicaid

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Empowering a healthy workforce — Table of Experts

(4 days ago) WEBDespite the rising number of people needing behavioral care, the country is facing a shortage of providers. “Cigna continues to work to remove barriers to customers …

https://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/news/2024/04/26/empowering-a-healthy-workforce-table-of-experts.html

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Mental health crisis centers look to provide care that busy ERs

(7 days ago) WEBO n a spring afternoon in Tucson, Ariz., about a half dozen children and teens hung out in the sunny common room of Pima County’s Crisis Response Center. Beyond the pastel …

https://www.statnews.com/2024/04/26/crisis-centers-empath-units-er-alternative-for-mental-health/

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Rural Utah has a veterinarian shortage. Can this new Utah State …

(4 days ago) WEBUSU and national veterinary leaders hope in the coming years, the new school will be an asset toward addressing a national — and local — shortage of animal health care …

https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2024/04/27/west-has-veterinarian-shortage-can/

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