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Health Foundation Awards \$500,000 to Strengthen Health Care Workforce and Nonprofit Sector
BUFFALO AND SYRACUSE, NY – The Health Foundation for Western & Central New York is awarding $500,000 as part of an annual initiative made possible by a 2022 gift from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott. The grants include support for nonprofit organizations working to address workforce shortages in the health care industry across central and western New York. Other funds will be used to address the impact of recent federal policy decisions on the region’s nonprofit sector.

These awards are the result of an unrestricted gift of $9 million to the Health Foundation from Scott in 2022. Since receiving the gift, the Health Foundation has chosen to use a portion of the funds each year for special initiatives outside of the organization’s typical strategies.

The focus for 2025 is on helping solve the health care workforce shortages, which have short- and long-term consequences for both urban and rural communities. According to a 2024 study from the Center for Health Workforce Studies, pervasive shortages in New York State are continuing across a variety of roles in health care, including registered nurses and licensed practical nurses, aides, psychiatrists and behavior health professionals, and home health care workers.

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(The Center Square) — Hundreds of New York health care workers will be getting a free ride to state colleges this year as part of Gov. Kathy Hochul’s agenda to boost the state’s workforce.

The Hochul administration announced on Monday that 500 applicants have been selected to receive the New York State Health Care Workers for Our Future Scholarship. The scholarship will cover tuition, room and board for a two-year degree at any of the State University of New York’s campuses if the applicants commit to working in an “underserved” area for two years after graduation…

…New York is among many states experiencing higher-than-normal levels of staffing shortages in health care, specifically at hospitals, nursing homes and ambulatory care, according to a recent report by the Center for Health Workforce Studies.

“The COVID-19 pandemic caused major disruptions to New York’s health care delivery system as well as its workforce,” the report’s authors wrote. “While the immediate pandemic impacts on health care delivery have dissipated, there have been persistent challenges that have affected the state’s health care workforce.”

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The Center Square

(The Center Square) — Hundreds of New York health care workers will be getting a free ride to state colleges this year as part of Gov. Kathy Hochul’s agenda to boost the state’s workforce.

The Hochul administration announced on Monday that 500 applicants have been selected to receive the New York State Health Care Workers for Our Future Scholarship. The scholarship will cover tuition, room and board for a two-year degree at any of the State University of New York’s campuses if the applicants commit to working in an “underserved” area for two years after graduation…

…New York is among many states experiencing higher-than-normal levels of staffing shortages in health care, specifically at hospitals, nursing homes and ambulatory care, according to a recent report by the Center for Health Workforce Studies.

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CAPITAL REGION, NY (WRGB) — New York State is saying thank you to front-line workers by giving upwards of three thousand dollars to individuals in the healthcare industry.

It’s part of the state’s Healthcare Worker Bonus program which started in 2022.

…While bonuses can be helpful, researchers at the Center for Healthcare Workforce Studies (CHWS) say they’ve seen recruitment bonuses help in the past.

“It’s potential to stabilize the workforce, it’s really important for the state to make these kinds of investments and make sure that the health workforce understands their values,” said Jean Moore, Director of CHWS…

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Academy Health

The health workforce is a vital component of the country’s health care delivery system. Efforts to expand access to care, improve the quality of care, or address health disparities depend on the availability of a diverse, well-trained, and adequately sized health workforce. Providers have faced the ongoing challenge of health workforce shortages, which worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic and persists today.

We were delighted to receive the largest number of abstract submissions for the 2024 Annual Research Meeting in the past four years, reflecting the increasing importance and urgency of health workforce issues not only within the health care system but also in society as a whole. This year, we are excited about the diverse lineup of health workforce theme panels, podium presentations, and posters. These sessions will create inspiring and collaborative spaces for engaging in thought-provoking discussions.

Here are some sneak peeks of what you can expect from this year’s health workforce theme sessions:

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A recent study conducted by researchers at the University at Albany’s Center for Health Workforce Studies (CHWS) examined the racial/ethnic composition of New York’s nurse practitioner (NP) workforce. Researchers examined key demographic, educational, and practice characteristics of the state’s active NPs.

Researchers found that Hispanic NPs were underrepresented in most regions of the state when compared to the Hispanic population in those regions. New York City saw the largest disparity between Hispanic NPs (8 percent) and the local Hispanic population (29 percent). On the other hand, in the North Country region, Hispanic NPs nearly mirrored their presence in the regional population…

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Scope of practice laws, long the province of the states and the subject of fierce lobbying, should be standardized across the country, argue healthcare workforce experts in an opinion piece published in this week’s New England Journal of Medicine. This could be more than wishful thinking because the authors may have an ally in the Trump administration.

“Greater uniformity would support health professionals’ ability to practice to the full extent of their education and training and enhance opportunities for efficient and effective health service delivery that better meets patients’ needs,” wrote Bianca Frogner, PhD, the director of Center for Health Workforce Studies at the University of Washington, and her seven colleagues…

…The other authors of the Perspective piece, titled “Modernizing Scope-of-Practice Regulations—Time to Prioritize Patients” are Erin Fraher, Joanne Spetz, Patricia Pittman, Jean Moore, Angela Beck, David Armstrong, and Peter Buerhaus.

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The Saratoga Hospital Volunteer Guild has given the hospital $210,000, nearly half of which is helping to pay off the costs of new “smart” intravenous pumps…

…The number of new registered nurse graduates has nearly doubled from 2002 to 2018, according to a recent report from the University of Albany’s Center for Health Workforce Study.

The university surveys all of the RN educational programs in New York state each year to determine how many nurses graduate and how many find nursing jobs.

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University at Buffalo

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Medical school is a daunting financial proposition for anyone, but for those from underrepresented groups it can be a deal-breaker.

That financial barrier is one of the major factors leading to the lack of physicians from underrepresented groups. Even in a diverse state like New York, where African-Americans and Hispanics/Latinos comprise more than 30 percent of the population, they make up only 12 percent of the physician workforce, according to data from the State University of New York Albany Center for Health Workforce Studies.

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