As we move deeper into the digital age and face a rapidly evolving healthcare landscape, Chicago hospitals are bracing for new and intensifying staffing challenges in 2025. Here's a look at the top 5 issues, informed by government data and industry trends, and how DirectShifts can help
The U.S. healthcare system is facing a staffing crisis of unprecedented scale. A recent report from McKinsey & Company predicts a shortage of 200,000 to 450,000 registered nurses (RNs) by 2025, while the demand for advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) is expected to surge by 40% in the same period. The Bureau of Labor Statistics paints an equally bleak picture for medical technicians, forecasting a 5% decline in the workforce by 2031. This translates to a potential loss of over 29,000 technicians in the coming years.
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As one of the earliest pandemic hot spots in the country, NYC hospitals had to find ways to reduce fixed costs while managing historic levels of demand. In these unprecedented times for healthcare, one response is surprisingly normal. Hospitals are responding to COVID-19 like any other employer.
Friends of DirectShifts, Now more than ever, we are proud to reiterate our commitment to diversity and meaningful equity. We're doing our best to combat systems of oppression in our daily lives and via our employment opportunities. We take care to seek out providers and employers in underrepresented communities across the nation.
In the first part of this series, we described how to view your healthcare workforce as an investment towards outcomes instead of as a cost center. Focusing on dimensions like staffing flexibility, skill mix, staff preparedness, holistic administrative support and backfill strategy is our idea of smart workforce planning.
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