Nursing Workforce Shortage
The LA Health Collaborative is working to address L.A. County’s nursing workforce shortage, such as creating a regional master plan. Research shows that nursing improves the quality of care. However, California will need 116,000 new nurses by 2020. In 2004, California ranked 50th in the nation with a ratio of 590 nurses per 100,000 population. A nursing regional report evaluated nursing sufficiency, assigning the L.A. County area a grade of C-. Of the multiple barriers, the major challenge faced is the lack of educational capacity, with nearly half of nursing applicants in L.A. turned away due to lack of space in 2005.
Publications and Documents
May 09 2006
California Institute for Nursing and Health Care
California Registered Nurse Regional Workforce Report Card
Apr 20 2006
Peter Harbage, Harbage and Associates
Nursing Workforce Issues in Los Angeles County: Finding Community-based Solutions
Mar 14 2006
Dr. Bruce Chernof, L.A. County Department of Health Services
DHS Nursing Recruitment, Retention, and Training Activities
Nov 18 2005
Robert Tranquada, Yolanda Vera, Neelam Gupta and Hollie Quinn, LA Health Action
Full Report - Sick System: A 10-Year Look at the Los Angeles Health Care System
Sep 29 2005
Steering Committee on the Future of King/Drew Medical Center
King/Drew Medical Center (KDMC) Timeline
Jun 08 2005
Amercian Association of Colleges of Nursing
Nursing Shortage Fact Sheet
Jun 07 2005
Joanne Spetz and Wendy Dyer, UCSF Center for California Health Workforce Studies
Forecasts of the Registered Nurse Workforce in California
Apr 18 2005
Dr. Thomas Garthwaite, L.A. County Department of Health Services (DHS)
Actions for King/Drew Medical Center
Mar 15 2005
Susan Turner, California Institute for Nursing and Health Care (CINHC)
A Compendium of Innovative Practices and Partnerships: Expanding Educational Capacity in Nursing
Jan 30 2004
Joanne Spetz, Jordan Rickles and Paul Ong, California Nurse Workforce Initiative Evaluation Team
California's Nursing Labor Force: Demand, Supply and Shortages First Labor Market Report
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