Group Wants New Governor To Prioritize Healthcare Worker Shortage
(Harrisburg, PA) -- A state healthcare organization wants Governor Shapiro to act on what it calls a severe healthcare worker shortage in the state. The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania wants a health care workforce council to be established and be led by a chief health care talent officer. The group says state shortages include a 32 percent vacancy rate for nursing support staff as well as respiratory therapists and a 31 percent vacancy rate for registered nurses.