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ShortagesShortages

Shortage of skilled health Shortage of skilled health care personnel in US at care personnel in US at

critical levelscritical levels Unprecedented in depth and durationUnprecedented in depth and duration

Expected to worsen as Baby Boomers Expected to worsen as Baby Boomers retire and workforce continues to ageretire and workforce continues to age

Efforts have been undertaken to Efforts have been undertaken to combat shortage, but are inadequatecombat shortage, but are inadequate

Critical Shortage Critical Shortage NationwideNationwide

Hospitals reported 160,000 Hospitals reported 160,000 Registered Nurse (RN) Registered Nurse (RN) vacancies in December 2006 vacancies in December 2006 11

RN shortage projections for RN shortage projections for 2020 range from 400,000 to 2020 range from 400,000 to 1 million+ vacancies 1 million+ vacancies 22

More than 5 million new More than 5 million new health care workers will be health care workers will be needed by 2010 needed by 2010 33

1“Workforce Challenges,” American Hospital Association. 2 “What Works: Healing the healthcare staffing shortage.” PriceWaterhouseCoopers. 2007. 3”National Sample Survey of Registered

Nurses,” Division of Nursing. February 2007.

Illinois’ Workforce Illinois’ Workforce ShortageShortage

22 occupations in Illinois hospitals 22 occupations in Illinois hospitals had vacancy rates over 7% in 2004 had vacancy rates over 7% in 2004 11

Total number of professional Total number of professional caregivers is expected to decrease caregivers is expected to decrease 4.2% between 2000 and 2020 4.2% between 2000 and 2020 22

By 2020, Illinois will By 2020, Illinois will face a shortage of face a shortage of 21,000 nurses21,000 nurses 22

1 “2004 Workforce Survey,” Illinois Hospital Association. 3”State public health director talks about great opportunities…” State of Illinois Press Release, 25 May 2006.

22 Positions in Illinois 22 Positions in Illinois Hospitals with High Hospitals with High

Vacancy RatesVacancy Rates

PositionPosition

VacancVacancy y

RatRatee

Physical Therapy AidePhysical Therapy Aide 20.6%20.6%

Clinical Nurse SpecialistClinical Nurse Specialist 20.1%20.1%

Respiratory Therapy Respiratory Therapy TechnicianTechnician 20.0%20.0%

TransporterTransporter 17.5%17.5%

Physical TherapistPhysical Therapist 14.3%14.3%

Speech Language Speech Language PathologistPathologist 14.2%14.2%

Nurse MidwifeNurse Midwife 14.0%14.0%

Radiology or Related Radiology or Related Procedures TechnicianProcedures Technician 12.7%12.7%

Radiation Therapy Radiation Therapy TechnologistTechnologist 11.6%11.6%

Radiographer/Radiologic Radiographer/Radiologic TechnologistTechnologist 11.3%11.3%

Licensed Social WorkerLicensed Social Worker 11.2%11.2%

PositionPosition

VacancVacancy y RateRate

Food Service WorkersFood Service Workers 9.8%9.8%

Occupational Therapy Occupational Therapy AssistantAssistant 9.8%9.8%

Nurse PractitionerNurse Practitioner 9.5%9.5%

Occupational TherapistOccupational Therapist 9.4%9.4%

Pharmacy TechnicianPharmacy Technician 8.1%8.1%

Social Services ProvidersSocial Services Providers 8.1%8.1%

Registered Staff NurseRegistered Staff Nurse 8.0%8.0%

LPNLPN 7.9%7.9%

Medical Records Technician - Medical Records Technician - MRT/ARTMRT/ART 7.7%7.7%

Central Supply WorkerCentral Supply Worker 7.5%7.5%

Nursing AssistantNursing Assistant 7.3%7.3%

Source: “2004 Workforce Study,” Illinois Hospital Association.

When the Baby Boomers When the Baby Boomers retire, who will take retire, who will take

care of them?care of them? More than 41,000 qualified nursing More than 41,000 qualified nursing

applicants were denied admission applicants were denied admission to U.S. nursing schools to U.S. nursing schools (undergraduate and graduate) (undergraduate and graduate) programs in 2005 programs in 2005 11

Illinois’ academic institutions turned Illinois’ academic institutions turned away more than 1,100 qualified away more than 1,100 qualified baccalaureate applicants in 2006baccalaureate applicants in 200622 and 1,900 students in 2005and 1,900 students in 200533

1American Association of Colleges of Nursing (2005 data). As in “What Works: Healing the healthcare staffing shortage.” PriceWaterhouseCoopers. 2007. 2”Durbin’s Troops to Nurse Teachers Program.” Press Release, 15 June 2006. 3“State public health director talks about great opportunities…” Press

Release, 25 May 2006.

Demand for skilled health Demand for skilled health care professionals will care professionals will increase sharply as 78 million increase sharply as 78 million “Baby Boomers” retire“Baby Boomers” retire11

55% of nurses across the 55% of nurses across the nation will retire between nation will retire between 2011 and 20202011 and 202022

Average age of U.S. RNs in Average age of U.S. RNs in 2004 was 46.8 years.2004 was 46.8 years.4 4 RNs RNs younger than 30 account for younger than 30 account for less than 10% of nurses.less than 10% of nurses.33

1“Workforce Challenges,” American Hospital Association. 2”National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses,” Division of Nursing. February 2007. 3 “Strategies to Reverse the New

Nursing Shortage,” American Association of Colleges of Nursing. January 2001. 4 Based on finding from the Nursing Management Aging Workforce Survey released in July 2006 by the

Bernard Hodes Group.

Aging Population,Aging Population,Aging Aging

Workforce...Workforce...

The Good The Good News?News?

Unemployment rates for Unemployment rates for skilled health care employees skilled health care employees are at historically low levelsare at historically low levels

National Employment National Employment ProjectionsProjections

Registered NursesRegistered Nurses New jobs will increase by 703,000 from 2004 - New jobs will increase by 703,000 from 2004 -

20142014 Total job openings from 2004-2014: Total job openings from 2004-2014: 1,203,0001,203,000

Nursing Aides, orderlies, & attendantsNursing Aides, orderlies, & attendants New jobs will increase by 325,000 from 2004 - New jobs will increase by 325,000 from 2004 -

20142014 Total job openings from 2004-2014: Total job openings from 2004-2014: 516,000516,000“Occupational Employment Projections to 2014,” Bureau of Labor Statistics. Monthly Labor Review, Nov 2005

What Can We What Can We Do?Do?

Springfield, we have

a workforce problem.

One Solution One Solution Already In the Works:Already In the Works:

Educate Students andEducate Students and

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skilled health care skilled health care professionals.professionals.

Regional Health Regional Health Occupations ProgramOccupations Program

Hospitals partner with area Hospitals partner with area schools to teach seniors in high schools to teach seniors in high school a Health Occupations school a Health Occupations Course Course

Students observe hospital staff, Students observe hospital staff, learn patient care skills, and earn learn patient care skills, and earn school creditschool credit

At end of academic year, eligible At end of academic year, eligible students take the Certified students take the Certified Nursing Assistant exam…Nursing Assistant exam…

… … and most and most Health Health

Occupation Occupation program program

graduates graduates become become

Certified Nursing Certified Nursing AssistantsAssistants

What Exactly is this Health What Exactly is this Health Occupations Program?Occupations Program? A health science technology class A health science technology class

designed for high school seniorsdesigned for high school seniors

A class taught by an experienced A class taught by an experienced nurse that meets in a hospital 2 nurse that meets in a hospital 2 hours a day, 5 days a weekhours a day, 5 days a week

Curriculum includes study of Curriculum includes study of health care careers, basic health care careers, basic anatomy and physiology, and anatomy and physiology, and hands on clinical experience with hands on clinical experience with real patients.real patients.“Regional Health Occupations Program,” Eastern Illinois Education for Employment System

Students carry auto and liability Students carry auto and liability insurance and provide their own insurance and provide their own transportation and uniformstransportation and uniforms

Students must sign and abide by a Students must sign and abide by a confidentiality agreement with confidentiality agreement with hospital to participate in programhospital to participate in program

Students observe health care Students observe health care professionals at work and receive professionals at work and receive training in basic nursing aid skillstraining in basic nursing aid skills

Additional DetailsAdditional Details

Program BenefitsProgram Benefits Course graduates are fast-tracked Course graduates are fast-tracked

into post-secondary education into post-secondary education opportunities:opportunities: Students receive academic credit for courseStudents receive academic credit for course Some colleges reserve highly desired places in Some colleges reserve highly desired places in

academic programs for Health Occupations academic programs for Health Occupations course graduatescourse graduates

Health Occupations graduates Health Occupations graduates become skilled health care become skilled health care professionals, benefiting their local professionals, benefiting their local communities and economiescommunities and economies

Program serves as key bridge to Program serves as key bridge to industry and academiaindustry and academia

StudentsStudents gain real-life gain real-life experience and determine (before experience and determine (before costly post- secondary education) costly post- secondary education) if they want to pursue careers in if they want to pursue careers in health care.health care.

HospitalsHospitals make invaluable make invaluable contact with their future contact with their future workforce; many Health workforce; many Health Occupations grads return to the Occupations grads return to the hospitals in which they began.hospitals in which they began.

Most Importantly…Most Importantly…

One Illinois Hospital One Illinois Hospital Builds on Program Builds on Program

Success by Offering Success by Offering Students ScholarshipsStudents Scholarships Hospital pays 100% of tuition and Hospital pays 100% of tuition and

books at local community college books at local community college for approved programs in health for approved programs in health carecare

Student agrees to work full-time for Student agrees to work full-time for the hospital for 2 years following the hospital for 2 years following completion of program or repay completion of program or repay hospital all expenseshospital all expenses

Program Results: 2000 Program Results: 2000 - 2007- 2007

Keitel, Kal, “Healthcare Workforce: Growing & Developing Caregivers & Leaders for the Future.” 10 September 2007.

Of 117 scholarship applicants at Of 117 scholarship applicants at one mid-sized Illinois hospital:one mid-sized Illinois hospital:

1414 withdrew from programwithdrew from program

1818 found other employmentfound other employment

2525 are in the educational are in the educational pipelinepipeline

2929 have fulfilled their have fulfilled their obligation to the hospitalobligation to the hospital

6060 are employed by the are employed by the hospitalhospital

To This Mid-Sized To This Mid-Sized Hospital, This Program Hospital, This Program

Has Delivered…Has Delivered… 34 Staff Nurses34 Staff Nurses, with 15 more , with 15 more

in the educational pipelinein the educational pipeline 17 Radiology Technicians17 Radiology Technicians, with , with

3 more in the educational 3 more in the educational pipelinepipeline

4 Surgical Technicians4 Surgical Technicians, with 3 , with 3 more in the educational pipelinemore in the educational pipeline

2 Nuclear Medicine2 Nuclear Medicine employees employees 2 Ultrasound Technicians2 Ultrasound Technicians, with 1 , with 1

more in the educational pipelinemore in the educational pipeline

Keitel, Kal, “Healthcare Workforce: Growing & Developing Caregivers & Leaders for the Future.” 10 September 2007.

Now it’s time toNow it’s time to

GGrowrow YOURYOUR OOwnwn!!For more information on this For more information on this program and other workforce program and other workforce issues, please visit the Illinois issues, please visit the Illinois Hospital Association online:Hospital Association online:

www.IHAtoday.org/Issues/Workforcewww.IHAtoday.org/Issues/Workforce