PARTNERSHIPS Keys for Surviving the Health Care Shortages

Three Examples of Partnerships ASPEN High School –Alternative District High School –Dual credit offering CEDA-Robbins –Community Economic Development Association –Targeted programs with high employment rates and/or grant approval University of Chicago Hospitals Academy –Partnered with MVCC’s A.D.N. Program –UCHA Scholarship for employees of UCHA

MVCC Remedies to the Health Care Shortages: History and overview Responses to challenges Funding approaches Barriers Lessons learned

Health Care Industry Worker Shortages Employment of wage and salary workers in health services by industry segment, 2000 and projected change (Employment in the thousands) Industry segmentEmployment, 2000 Percent change, Health services11, Hospitals, public and private4, Nursing and personal care facilities 1, Medical and dental laboratories

Additional Factors Contributing to the Shortage The elderly population, a group with much greater than average healthcare needs, will grow faster than the total population between 2000 and 2010 Advances in medical technology will continue to improve the survival rate of severely ill and injured patients, who will then need extensive therapy and care. New technologies enable the identification and treatment of conditions not previously treatable

Turnover Rates Contribute to the Healthcare Worker Shortage Additional openings will result as workers leave the labor force or transfer to other occupations. High turnover due to low pay and status, poor benefits, low training requirements, and a high proportion of young and part-time workers, such as nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides. In contrast, occupations with relatively few replacement openings, are those with high pay and status, lengthy training requirements, and a high proportion of full-time workers, such as physicians and surgeons. U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics

Challenge Consistent with local health care community needs and with MVCC’s strategic initiatives: Attract and educate new populations within the district to health care careers

Desirable Characteristics - Programs of Study Short-term training Good employment potential Credentialing mechanism upon graduation Marketable skills that may also be transferable to another program of study High quality programs with documented positive outcomes

Responses to Challenges Aspen High School CEDA Robbins University of Chicago Hospitals Academy

ASPEN High School PARTNERS Moraine Area Career Systems (MACS) Moraine Valley Community College ASPEN High School, Robbins, IL St. Francis Hospital, Blue Island, IL

EDUCATION PLAN COL 101 First Semester Student Assessments HSC 110 Second Semester MVCC Field Trips Hospital Field Trips

Student to Teacher Teacher to High School Teacher to Hospital Other Members of Team COMMUNICATION

PUBLIC RELATIONS Student Orientation Student Selection Share Successes

CEDA-Robbins Basic Nurse Assistant Course Approved by the Illinois Department of Public Health This 132-contact hour course is presented over 8 weeks Prepares students to work in hospitals, nursing homes and home health agencies Prerequisite for the Associate Degree Nursing Program

CEDA-Robbins Phlebotomy Program Approved by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical laboratory Sciences This eight-credit program presents the basics of phlebotomy in a two semester course sequence; students take one course per semester Prepares students to work in clinics, hospitals, physician’s offices and blood centers Included as part of the medical office assistant, radiologic technology, and respiratory therapy curricula

UCHA Nursing Project Nursing at the Forefront Scholarship Criteria MVCC requirements Resources needed

FUNDING Aspen CEDA Robbins –Cook County: Board of Commissioners President’s Office of Employment & Training (POET) –MVCC –CEDA-Robbins UCHA

MAJOR OBSTACLES to STUDENT SUCCESS Assignments Educationally –Under-prepared Attendance Personal Problems

LESSONS LEARNED Testing Transportation Off-Campus Tutoring Building Connections Special Training for Faculty Equipment and Space

SITE-SPECIFIC LESSONS LEARNED ASPEN CEDA- Robbins UCHA

PARTNERSHIP WORKSHEET 1.Identify the goal of the partnerships at your facility 2.List elements already in place 3.List stakeholders in the project 4.Steps for implementation (Procedure)

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