Health Care Workforce

Health care, at its core, is about people caring for people. Yet combined pressures — a shrinking workforce, an aging population, financial concerns, increased demand and other stresses — have translated into a severe personnel deficit.

HCF recognizes the importance of the health care workforce and examines such issues as the preparedness of certain sectors to meet patient demand and provide quality, culturally competent services.

Resources

National

  • application/pdf iconLife, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness

    Partners Investing in Nursing’s Future

  • Infographic: The Future of Nursing

    Institute of Medicine

  • Patient-Centered Medical Home Characteristics and Staff Morale in Safety Net Clinics
  • U.S. Health Resource and Services Administration
  • application/pdf iconThe Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Commitment to Nursing

    Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

  • Registered Nurses Job Overview and Outlook

    U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2010-11 Edition.

  • National Nursing Practice Network

    A consortium of acute care healthcare agencies committed to the use of evidence-based practices (EBP) through a collaborative model designed to promote shared learning and participation.

  • National Database of Nursing Quality Indictors

    A database that collects and evaluates unit-specific nurse-sensitive data from hospitals in the United States.

  • Center for the Health Professions, University of California, San Francisco

    Offers solutions-driven approaches to the toughest health care challenges through three areas of focus: Leadership programs, research and consulting services.

  • American Association of Critical Care Nurses

    Healthy Work Environment Initiative

  • American Association of Colleges of Nursing

Regional

  • Assuring an Adequate Health Care Workforce in Missouri’s Medically Underserved Areas

    Issues in Missouri Health Care 2011: Issue briefs exploring the challenges facing Missourian's and their health care system. Developed by Health Management Associates and funded by the Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City and the Missouri Foundation for Health.

  • University of Kansas School of Nursing
  • UMKC School of Nursing
  • Missouri League for Nursing

    Supports the delivery of quality health care by nurses and other health care providers through education, collaboration, and information.

  • MCC-Penn Valley Health Science Institute (HSI)
  • Bi-State Nursing Workforce Innovation Center

    Focused on innovation in nursing practice and quality outcomes for citizens in Kansas and Missouri.

News

Regional

National

  • Report says big changes are needed in how doctors are trained
    NPR, July 29, 2014
    2014-07-31 21:31
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