1. Wisconsin Health Care Workforce Challenges- Grow Wisconsin Initiative

2. Why Wisconsin is Facing a Health Care Workforce Shortage  Record number of baby boomers retiring with more need for health care services as they age; By 2020- one out of every six will be age 65+. By 2030- one out of every five will be age 65+.  Inadequate supply of new and replacement workers entering the workforce;  Too few instructors to meet the need in high growth/demand health care occupations; and  Limited access to clinical sites to gain competency in the chosen health care field.

3. Wisconsin Health Care Employment Projections by 2012  Total growth in jobs will increase 13.3%, while growth in health care will be 30.3% -over 10,000 health care jobs needed EVERY YEAR for the next TEN years.  3 of the state’s 10 largest employing industries will be health care related- ambulatory health care services, hospitals, and nursing and residential care facilities.  In addition, one out of every five Wisconsin jobs will be in one of these industries.  In other words, Wisconsin not only needs to replace retiring workers, but also needs to fill newly created job due to increased demand.

4. Select Committee on Healthcare Workforce Development Created by the DWD in 2003 30 leaders in the healthcare industry, labor, education, and government Meets quarterly to develop collaborative approaches to healthcare workforce challenges

5. Registered Nurses !  Registered nurses will have the most total job openings and the greatest growth in new jobs over the next 10 years 14,600 new jobs 9,700 replacement jobs  2,400 RNs needed in each year for the next 10 years  An average of over 2000 RN graduates in Wisconsin’s 2 & 4 year schools per year, but not all stay in Wisconsin.  Other states are actively recruiting and many are putting significant resources behind their efforts

6. Additional Health Care Growth Areas  “Rad Techs” and “Surg Techs” demand is expected to grow 27.7% and 35.7% respectively through 2012. Need for 1,000 new Rad Techs by 2012. Over 600 new Surg Techs will be needed by 2012.  Need for quality Long Term Care Workers, due to the aging population, and the trend for home-based care.  Some estimates are that 2/3 of healthcare workers will be in Long Term Care in the future

7. Department of Workforce Development Efforts  In addition to convening the Select Committee, DWD has also implemented a number of efforts to address the coming health care workforce shortage:  Adult Apprenticeship in Allied Health Occupations  Youth Apprenticeship in Health Services  “No-Lift” or Safe Patient Lifting Initiative  Statewide Job Service Health Care Liaisons  New DWD Web Sites: http:dwd.wisconsin.gov/healthcare/ http:worknet.wisconsin.gov/worknet/

8. Regional Highlights- Innovative Approaches Northwest  Northwest WDB: received a $215,00 federal grant to pool human resources and address other needs of the health care community.  Chippewa Valley Tech College: $10.2 million expansion of the Health Education Center, graduating more health care workers. Northeast  Bay Area WDB: contracted for specialized LPN programs for dislocated workers.  Fox Valley WDB: created the Fox Valley Health Care Alliance seeking solutions to the shortage of nursing and other allied health care professionals.

9. Regional Highlights- Innovative Approaches Southwest  Southwest WDB: created a bi-lingual CNA training program.  South Central WDB: received a $1.14 million grant to provide free training to workers in the area of health care.  UW-Madison, School of Nursing: increased undergraduate enrollment by more than 50%. Southeast  Waukesha County Technical College received a $2.3 million grant to expand health programs; partnering with WOW WDB, Alverno College, the VA Hospital, and the State Youth Apprenticeship Program.  Concordia University: offers a MA program that serves an underserved area and minority population.  UW-Milwaukee received a $1.3 million grant to expand the nurse faculty program.

10. Issues the Select Committee will Focus on in 2006  Continue to seek funding to expand educational capacity.  Address faculty shortages, develop alternative strategies for certifying educators, and increase capacity in graduate programs.  Explore system change to redesign workplace, creating workplaces of choice, flexible scheduling, shared governance models, and expand career opportunities.  Examine ways to make long term care careers more desirable: wages, health care benefits, career ladders, better training, and increased respect.

11. Thank You To view the Health Care Workforce Website Please Visit: http://dwd.wisconsin.gov/healthcare/