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Pandemic-high COVID-19 hospitalizations increase use of short-term fixes in health workforce

Amid pandemic-high COVID-19 hospitalizations, health systems are using pandemic-response funds to hire travel nurses to [...]

Behavioral health workforce shortages may be attributed to availability of higher wage jobs in other industries

Boosting the behavioral health workforce is cited as one of four key ways lawmakers want [...]

UW CHWS noted in Seattle Times article on Four ways lawmakers want to improve Washington’s mental health system

Boosting the behavioral health workforce is cited as one of four key ways lawmakers want [...]

New research on the evolving nature of the health services research workforce

AcademyHealth member Bianca Frogner, with funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, highlighted data on [...]

Mapping mental health care in Washington: A look at how the system works, and its gaps

Included are detailed infographics which describe the complexity of Washington’s mental health landscape, including real-world [...]

Travel nurses in high demand as health workforce shortages increase nationwide

The health care industry has lost thousands of workers since the beginning of the pandemic [...]

New “Behavioral Health Support Specialist” occupation in WA could help fill workforce gaps

While not an instant fix for deep problems in Washington’s behavioral health care system, a [...]

The Challenge of Primary Care Workforce Projections

The productivity of nurse practitioners and physician assistants in primary care, measured by number of [...]

UW CHWS October 2021 Newsletter

UW CHWS recently released the October 2021 edition of our newsletter! Highlights include our work [...]

Long-Term Care Staffing Challenges in Washington State

The COVID-19 pandemic has added pressure to existing long-term care workforce challenges in Washington state. [...]