Staffing Crisis Casts Shadow Over Vulnerable Rural Communities: Executive Summary

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Summarizes key findings from a series of surveys of rural hospital leaders conducted in 2021 and 2022 regarding staffing shortages. Discusses COVID-19 vaccination and exemptions, nursing shortages and the impact on access to care, and the effectiveness of recruiting incentives on attracting staff.

Michael Topchik, Troy Brown, Melanie Pinette, Billy Balfour, Ana Wiesse

12/2022

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The Chartis Group

Access · Health workforce · Health workforce supply and demand · Hospitals · Nurses · Recruitment and retention of health professionals · Statistics and data · Vaccination