Workforce Shortage

Click here to read the health care workforce shortage and its implications on America’s hospitals, at the American Hospitals Association’s (AHA) website.

Select a hospital, which is not more than two hours away from your place of residence. Based on your readings and understanding, create a 5- to 6-page report in a Microsoft Word document, that includes:

A plan for a rural, medium-sized hospital to deal with short- and long-term workforce shortages.

Your plan should include the following elements:

  • Introduction
  • Problem description of the healthcare workforce shortage and its implications
    • The aspects that need immediate attention and aspects that need long-term attention
    • Provide a rationale on why these aspects need attention
    • A description of the financial implications for these issues
  • Evaluation of alternatives with an explanation of the risks associated with these problems
  • Your recommendations to solve these problems 
  • An explanation of the methods to measure the success of the plan 
  • A description of the next steps, if the plan failed 
  • Conclusion 
  • Reference list