August 12, 2022

Three health care association representatives in New York state hosted a first-of-its-kind statewide Workforce Development Summit to discuss models and strategies for health personnel recruitment, training and retention. The summit, co-hosted by the Home Care Association of New York State (HCA), the Healthcare Association of New York State (HANYS), and the Iroquois Healthcare Association (IHA) was held virtually in May.

The summit provided a foundation for accelerated, collaborative work and next steps. Among the next steps, HCA, HANYS, and IHA produced a summary report of the event that contains outstanding perspectives, data, models and takeaways.

View the report by Clicking Here.

View the full press release announcing the Workforce Development Summit and corresponding report by Clicking Here.

The report highlights workforce development in several ways including;

• challenges in the workforce and takeaways;
• New York State vision and policy agenda for the health workforce;
• models and perspectives across the nation;
• perspectives from the professions; and
• next steps and resources.