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More than 9% of Wisconsin hospital jobs vacant, report says

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An aging population is spurring more retirements and increasing demand for care, the Wisconsin Hospital Association says.

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Report: Wisconsin needs more health care workers as baby boomers age

The state’s health care system needs to change to meet a growing need for care, the Wisconsin Hospital Association said in an annual workforce report. Following high turnover and vacancy rates in health care jobs during pandemic years 2021 and 2022, Wisconsin’s workforce looked stronger going into 2023, according to the report. But it won’t be enough to meet a growing demand for care as the baby boom generation, which includes people born from 1…

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More than 9% of Wisconsin hospital jobs vacant, report says

An aging population is spurring more retirements and increasing demand for care, the Wisconsin Hospital Association says.

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Wisconsin needs more health care workers as baby boomers age

The state’s health care system needs to change to meet a growing need for care, the Wisconsin Hospital Association said in an annual workforce report. The post Wisconsin needs more health care workers as baby boomers age appeared first on WPR.

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Workforce strain at Wisconsin hospitals as population ages

Wisconsin hospitals will face major challenges in the coming decades if proactive steps are not taken now.

2 days ago·Milwaukee, United States

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Hospital employment sees 8.3% increase since pre-pandemic high

Hospital employment has increased 8.3%, or 434,000 new positions, since the pre-pandemic high it reached in February 2020, according to an industry tracker. The recovery followed hospitals sharply slashing jobs in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic as patients were told to avoid hospitals and their revenue dried up. They reached their low point of 5.094 million jobs in May 2020, or a 3% reduction, from their February 2020 peak, according …

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WisBusiness: WHA says health care workforce must grow faster to meet rising demand - Wisconsin Technology Council

The Wisconsin Hospital Association says the state’s health care workforce “must grow faster” to meet the needs of an aging population. In its latest Wisconsin Health Care Workforce Report, the group says hospitals in the state are already seeing some signs of improvement “as vacancies lessen” and turnover stabilizes thanks to efforts to fortify the

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