Rural Workforce Insights — from the Experts
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Workforce planning is a key component of a healthcare organization’s strategic planning process. With shortages across disciplines, increasing retirement, an aging population and the changing healthcare environment, it’s never been more important to address workforce issues such as building teams, leadership, retention and behavioral health. We interviewed healthcare workforce experts on what needs to be done in these areas to build the workforce of the future in rural and critical access areas.
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Retaining top talent is essential at all organizations, and this couldn’t be truer for rural healthcare organizations, where retention is vital. Discover from experts across the field how to improve physician and nurse retention, how to capitalize on age diversity and use that as a tool for retention, and how to train leadership to engage the workforce and keep them vested in the organization. |
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Hospitals and health systems are navigating complex and inherent changes as healthcare continues to transform and a strong leadership and governance team is needed to navigate and lead this change. Engaging leadership at all levels of a healthcare organization allows workforce development to become an essential function of strategic planning and further engages the workforce at all levels. Continue to learn how leadership is imperative for growing a strong and engaged workforce. |
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America’s hospitals are increasingly addressing behavioral health challenges and concerns over the inadequate supply of behavioral health professionals and services are heightened in both urban and rural settings. The healthcare system needs to create a much stronger continuum of behavioral health care services including primary care physician, psychologists, therapists and trained emergency medicine. Discover how rural healthcare systems are addressing behavioral health and workforce priorities. |
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Building successful teams is vital in healthcare, especially in rural settings where small teams are expected to care for large and dispersed populations. Discover how rural healthcare experts are building teams through investing in talent and “growing their own talent”, expanding nursing roles, managing a changing healthcare landscape, utilizing technology like telemedicine, and introducing young community members to different healthcare opportunities. |
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