For Hospital & Health System Leaders

Aging demographics, nurse retention, imminent boomer retirement, burnout, recruitment bottlenecks, systemic underfunding of educational institutions, coupled with limited nurse educators, poor working conditions, and ever-changing workforce expectations - the healthcare sector isn’t exactly short on reasons why the U.S. is suffering from a nurse shortage.

While there are 101 theories about the root cause of this ongoing crisis, there are also claims that there’s no nurse shortage at all, and that, instead, staff retention issues are the problem. But whatever the reason or reasons [they’re multiple], what’s clear is that healthcare organizations and nurses are struggling.

So, is the shortage systemic?

The Healthcare Workforce Projections Report issued by the Health Resources and Services Administration [HRSA] clearly demonstrates that nursing shortages aren’t merely a trend; they’re advanced - when the HRSA separates these shortages state by state, they project that over half will be in deficit by 2036.

Deficit reads shortages. And long-term shortages, whatever the cause, read systemic.

So, is there a solution to this current and long-term shortage projection?

Yes. And it’s a simple one:

Refine your long-term staffing strategy to shorten your hiring turnaround.

Enter Conexus.