Eastern Region Health Care Coalition Proposed Strategic Plan

Bringing together all facets of employment, education and economics (E 3 ), the Eastern Region Healthcare Coalition is using an evolving solution-based approach using each partner’s resources in their area of strength to build a strategic plan that addresses the area’s growing need for health care professionals. Coalition priorities are: the assessment of our region’s current healthcare providers’ needs, plan for future needs, and the creation of a pipeline to fulfill these needs.

Adair, Cherokee, McIntosh, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Sequoyah, and Wagoner Counties in Oklahoma

Aging Regional Population Age2007 Population2012 PopulationChange% Change 40 to 44 years19,42918,301-1,128-6% 45 to 49 years21,47519,295-2,179-10% 50 to 54 years20,44721,6711,2246% 55 to 59 years18,77719,8531,0766% 60 to 64 years16,32917,8771,5479% 65 to 69 years12,62414,6171,99316% 70 to 74 years9,83110, % 75 to 79 years7,4807,567861% 126,393129,6633,2703%

SOC CodeDescription2007 Jobs2012 Jobs Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations6,1176, Healthcare support occupations4,1484,890 Total10,26511,791 Increased demand for skilled workers in health care occupations

Oklahoma Labor Force Statistics November 2007 Data Unemployment Rate EmploymentUnemploymentLabor ForceNov-07Oct-07Sep-07Nov-06 Oklahoma1,674,98074,0701,749,0504.2% 4.1%3.7% Oklahoma Micropolitan Statistical Areas (MicroSA) Muskogee MicroSA27,0201,62028,6405.7%5.6%5.5%5.1% Tahlequah MicroSA20, ,3004.5% 4.0% Oklahoma Counties Adair County, OK10, ,1505.1%4.8% 4.2% Cherokee County, OK20, ,3004.5% 4.0% McIntosh County, OK7, ,0605.6%5.7%5.6%5.1% Muskogee County, OK27,0201,62028,6405.7%5.6%5.5%5.1% Okmulgee County, OK16, ,1305.6% 5.2%4.7% Sequoyah County, OK17,4201,08018,5005.8%5.2%6.1%6.2% Wagoner County, OK31,5101,27032,7803.9% 3.6%3.2% Oklahoma Workforce Investment Areas Eastern WIA130,6506,910137,5605.0%4.9% 4.5% Muskogee LLM66,1403,34069,4804.8% 4.6%4.2% Okmulgee LLM16, ,1305.6% 5.2%4.7% Tahlequah-Sallisaw LLM48,3402,61050,9505.1%4.8%5.2%4.9%

◦ All health care providers were invited to an informational session in November 2006 ◦ From the November 2006 meeting, the Eastern Region Health Care Coalition was formed. ◦ Sheryl McLain presented the State’s Health Care Strategic plan in January 2007 to coalition members. ◦ Break out committees based on the plan’s areas of focus were formed. ◦ Executive Committee was formed to compile the committees’ reports into a regional strategic plan.

 Mirrors State Health Care Strategic Plan  Three Strategic Areas of Focus ◦ Marketing and Recruitment ◦ Education and Training of Health Careers ◦ Retention of Health Care Professionals

Short Term Goal : Increase educational awareness to produce qualified applicant pools for health care programs Long Term Goal : Decrease the number of health care worker vacancies in the Eastern Region

Goal: Increase the training capacity of health care programs.

Goal: Identify strategies to assist health care facilities retain employees in the Eastern Oklahoma Region.

1. Present the strategic plan to the community 2. Establish time lines and responsibilities 3. Secure funding