Help Wanted: Alleviating the Nursing Shortage

With nursing vacancy rates at alarmingly high levels in hospitals and nursing homes across the country, concerns over safety, the availability of care, and the very future of nursing have heightened. While the supply and demand of nurses has historically been cyclical, the extreme shortages that have emerged during the pandemic indicate the need for more fundamental policy change. The first of two events will explore nursing workforce trends, why nurses are leaving, and possible solutions to enhancing the nursing pipeline and improving retention rates.

Please join BPC on Monday, March 14, at 2:00 PM ET as we convene experts and stakeholders for a virtual discussion on the latest on nursing workforce.

Featured Participants

Introduction by:

Bill Hoagland
Senior Vice President, BPC
@billhoagland

Panel discussion with:

Peter Buerhaus, Ph.D., RN, FAAN
Professor, Montana State University; Health Care Economist

Maureen Chadwick, PhD, MSN, RN, NE-BC
Senior Vice President for Nursing and Clinical Operations, Ascension Travel Program

Charles (Chip) Kahn
President & CEO, Federation of American Hospitals
@chipkahn

Deborah Trautman, Ph.D., RN, FAAN
President & CEO, American Association of Colleges of Nursing

Moderated by:

Sheila Burke,MPA, RN, FAAN
Senior Adviser, BPC; Strategic Adviser, Baker Donelson

In light of restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic, BPC events have shifted to all remote formats, such as video teleconferences or calls.