Mike PacknettMike PacknettPresident/Chief Executive OfficerPresident/Chief Executive Officer

Mercy Health CenterMercy Health Center

Sheryl McLainSheryl McLainVice PresidentVice President

Oklahoma Hospital AssociationOklahoma Hospital Association

Health Care Workforce Health Care Workforce ShortageShortage

HospitalsHospitals OK State Board of OK State Board of

NursingNursing Oklahoma Nurses Oklahoma Nurses

AssociationAssociation OONEOONE Council of Council of

Baccalaureate Nursing Baccalaureate Nursing DeansDeans

OK State Regents for OK State Regents for Higher EducationHigher Education

OK Dept. of Career OK Dept. of Career Tech EducationTech Education

OK Department of OK Department of EducationEducation

Health Care Workforce ShortageHealth Care Workforce Shortage A large group has been working on A large group has been working on solutions for the last four years.solutions for the last four years.

OK School Counselors OK School Counselors AssociationAssociation

OK Primary Care OK Primary Care Association Association

Physician Manpower Physician Manpower Training CommissionTraining Commission

OUHSC College of OUHSC College of Allied HealthAllied Health

Oklahoma AHECsOklahoma AHECs OK State Department of OK State Department of

Health Health OK Association of OK Association of

Healthcare RecruitersHealthcare Recruiters OK Healthcare HR OK Healthcare HR

AssociationAssociation

Oklahoma Employment Oklahoma Employment Securities Commission Securities Commission

OK Workforce OK Workforce Investment BoardsInvestment Boards

Governor’s Council for Governor’s Council for Workforce & Economic Workforce & Economic Development Development

OK State Medical OK State Medical AssociationAssociation

OK Society for OK Society for Respiratory CareRespiratory Care

Educators from nursing, Educators from nursing, radiology and allied radiology and allied health programshealth programs

Focus of OHA’s Task ForceFocus of OHA’s Task Force

RecruitmentRecruitment

RetentionRetention

Education & TrainingEducation & Training

FundingFunding

Gap AnalysisGap Analysis

Health Care Workforce ShortageHealth Care Workforce Shortage

RevolvingRevolving

GapGap

AnalysisAnalysis

Workforce Workforce Needs Needs

QuantityQuantityQualityQuality

Workforce Workforce Pool Pool

QuantityQuantityQualityQuality

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Current GapCurrent GapDemand Exceeds SupplyDemand Exceeds Supply

16.7%

13.0%

10.1%

6.4%

18.9%

0.0%

5.0%

10.0%

15.0%

20.0%

OccupationalTherapists

PhysicalTherapists

MRI Tech RegisteredNurses (Staff)

Pharmacist(RPh)

Oklahoma Hospitals - Key Vacancy RatesOklahoma Hospitals - Key Vacancy RatesDecember 2005December 2005

Source: OHA Survey December 2005Source: OHA Survey December 2005

Current GapCurrent GapDemand Exceeds SupplyDemand Exceeds Supply

38

39

83

221

1129

13MRI Techs

OccupationalTherapists

Pharmacists

Physical Therapists

LPNs

RNs

VacanciesVacancies

Source: OHA Survey December 2005Source: OHA Survey December 2005

Oklahoma’s Gap Expected Oklahoma’s Gap Expected to Widento Widen

If current trends continue Oklahoma is If current trends continue Oklahoma is expected to have a shortage of expected to have a shortage of 2,2002,200 RN’s by 2015 and RN’s by 2015 and 4,5004,500 by 2020 by 2020 (HRSA)(HRSA)

Factors Affecting the RN Factors Affecting the RN ShortageShortage

Aging of the PopulationAging of the Population– 65 and over age group will 65 and over age group will

grow more than 50% grow more than 50% between 2000 and 2020between 2000 and 2020

– The elderly consume 1.5 – The elderly consume 1.5 – 3 times more healthcare 3 times more healthcare than younger age groupsthan younger age groups

Factors Affecting the RN Factors Affecting the RN ShortageShortage

Aging of the RN Workforce Aging of the RN Workforce – Average age of an RN in Oklahoma is Average age of an RN in Oklahoma is

4646– 28% of RNs are over 5028% of RNs are over 50

Factors Affecting the RN Factors Affecting the RN ShortageShortage

Aging of the Nursing FacultyAging of the Nursing Faculty– Average age is 50Average age is 50

Factors Affecting the RN Factors Affecting the RN ShortageShortage

Shortage of FacultyShortage of Faculty– 156 open positions in Oklahoma 156 open positions in Oklahoma

nursing and allied health programsnursing and allied health programs– Faculty recruitment/retention is Faculty recruitment/retention is

difficult due to lack of competitive difficult due to lack of competitive salariessalaries

Some Good News:Some Good News: An An Ample Supply of ApplicantsAmple Supply of Applicants Nationwide Nationwide 34,00034,000 potential nursing potential nursing

students were declined admission to the students were declined admission to the nation’s schools of nursing in 2004 due nation’s schools of nursing in 2004 due to a lack of training slots.to a lack of training slots.

In Oklahoma, only In Oklahoma, only 57%57% of qualified of qualified applicants are admitted into nursing and applicants are admitted into nursing and allied health programs because of allied health programs because of capacity issues.capacity issues.

What Can the Health Care What Can the Health Care Field Do?Field Do?

Continue to educate middle school and Continue to educate middle school and high school students about health care high school students about health care careerscareers

Continue to provide a Continue to provide a significant number of significant number of scholarshipsscholarships

Provide training sites Provide training sites around the statearound the state

Provide great places for Provide great places for healthcare workers to servehealthcare workers to serve

What Others Are DoingWhat Others Are Doing

ArizonaArizona hospital officials estimate that it will hospital officials estimate that it will take $40 million in funding over the next five take $40 million in funding over the next five years to double the number of nursing years to double the number of nursing graduates.graduates.

CaliforniaCalifornia recently dedicated $90 million over recently dedicated $90 million over five years to expand nurse training program five years to expand nurse training program capacity from 6,000 annually to 9,500.capacity from 6,000 annually to 9,500.

TennesseeTennessee officials estimate that it will take officials estimate that it will take $38.8 million and 383 new full-time faculty $38.8 million and 383 new full-time faculty members to graduate an additional 4,969 members to graduate an additional 4,969 nurses over the next five years.nurses over the next five years.

Source: Caring for the Future: A Report from the Metropolitan Chicago Source: Caring for the Future: A Report from the Metropolitan Chicago Healthcare Council. Healthcare Council.

Thanks for your help in solving the problem.Thanks for your help in solving the problem.

Special thanks to Chancellor Risser, Debbie Special thanks to Chancellor Risser, Debbie Blanke and Hugh McCrabbBlanke and Hugh McCrabb

We can only imagine the downside if we We can only imagine the downside if we don’t increase the supply of nurses. . . . . don’t increase the supply of nurses. . . . .

Consequences of Not SucceedingConsequences of Not Succeeding