Shortage of health care personnel statistics
Another challenge affecting health care delivery is the growing shortage of health care personnel. Quality, a major concern of health care, is directly impacted by understaffing.
For your Module 4 SLP, conduct research on the need for health care personnel in your state, city/town, or a location that you are familiar with. Based on your research, compose a 2-page memorandum to your local/state (Texas) representative identifying your findings. In your memorandum, include the following:
- Detailed statistics on the shortage of health care personnel in your selected geographical area.
- Comparative statistics to the national shortage of health care personnel.
- Explain how health care personnel shortage is affecting health care delivery currently and within the next 10 years.
**You may use the following source to review a sample memorandum:
https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/subject_specific_writing/professional_technical_writing/memos/sample_memo.html
SLP Assignment Expectations
- Conduct additional research to gather sufficient information to justify/support your memorandum.
- Limit your response to a maximum of 2 pages, not including the title or reference page.
References
Doherty, R., Cooney, T. G., Mire, R. D., Engel, L. S., & Goldman, J. M. (2020). Envisioning a better US health care system for all: a call to action by the American College of Physicians. Annals of Internal Medicine, 172(2_Supplement), S3-S6.
Mason, D. J., & Friese, C. R. (2020, March). Protecting health care workers against COVID-19—and being prepared for future pandemics. In JAMA Health Forum (Vol. 1, No. 3, pp. e200353-e200353). American Medical Association.
Jackson walker: Texas works to address healthcare capacity and workforce shortage issues in wake of COVID-19. (2020, Mar 27). News Bites – Private Companies Retrieved from https://search-proquest-com.ezproxy.trident.edu/docview/2383315905?accountid=28844
Bogel, M. (2019). Closing the Gaps in Rural Healthcare in Texas: A Formative Bounded Case Study.
Spurlock, D. (2020). The Nursing Shortage and the Future of Nursing Education Is in Our Hands. Journal of Nursing Education, 59(6), 303-304.
