Troy Clark, President & CEO of the New Mexico Hospital Association: Growing Your Own Healthcare Workforce

Episode 64 July 19, 2023 00:35:14
Troy Clark, President & CEO of the New Mexico Hospital Association: Growing Your Own Healthcare Workforce
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Troy Clark, President & CEO of the New Mexico Hospital Association: Growing Your Own Healthcare Workforce

Jul 19 2023 | 00:35:14

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Show Notes

Worsening staff shortages in healthcare are prompting some big shifts in how hospitals are approaching the issue, and New Mexico is a good case in point. As we learn from today’s WorkforceRx guest, Troy Clark, who runs the state’s hospital association, a traditionally competitive mindset is yielding to a more collaborative approach. “We have this limited workforce that we're all fighting for, and our history has been...am I a better recruiter or not? Yet, what we learned and succeeded at very well in New Mexico during the pandemic was that when we collaborate, we can still compete and we will all win,” he tells Futuro Health CEO Van Ton-Quinlivan. Additionally, his members are realizing they have substantial disadvantages in competing against hospitals in other states for a limited supply of workers, so they are adopting a “grow your own” strategy instead. Elements include working with the state and other partners to expand clinical learning opportunities, encouraging community colleges to leverage remote learning technology to serve remote parts of the state, and getting more people from a diverse set of communities interested in healthcare careers in the first place. Tune in as Van and Troy explore other solutions including redesigning care teams and educating people about the many non-clinical roles available in the space.

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