Washington’s Health Workforce Sentinel Network: Summary of Fall 2023 Findings
Abstract
High-Level Findings From Fall 2023
- Staffing gaps have caused difficulties across multiple healthcare settings, including long waiting lists for appointments, the temporary inability to provide certain services and the reduction of intake for new patients/clients, among other challenges.
- Employers continue to report access to childcare, housing and transportation as factors that are hard for them to influence but affect their ability to hire and retain workers. These issues can be especially challenging in rural settings.
- Lower wage occupations, such as nursing assistants, medical assistants and dental assistants, are reported to be difficult to hire and retain due to wage competition and, in some cases, switching to a field other than healthcare.
Authors:
Stubbs BA, Nguyen NH, Guenther GA, Skillman SMJournal/Publisher:
Center for Health Workforce Studies, University of WashingtonEdition:
Mar 2024.Funder:
WA - Washington State LegislatureDocuments:
Washington Health Workforce Sentinel Network Summary of Fall 2023 FindingsCitation:
Stubbs BA, Nguyen NH, Guenther GA, Skillman SM. Washington’s Health Workforce Sentinel Network: Summary of Fall 2023 Findings. Center for Health Workforce Studies, University of Washington. Mar 2024Related Studies:
Health Workforce Sentinel Network