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>> BUILDING A THRIVING WORKFORCE Workforce Commission had noted that “for decades, human resources has been treated as just one of many hospital support departments. This must change. Human resources in today’s hospital must be seen as central to the organization’s strategic direction, equally important as ﬁnance and program development. Every hospital and health system needs an effective, long-term human resource strategy that includes input and a partnership with hospital workers.” The ASHHRA Board again noted progress in this area but recognized that more work had to be done. 26 HR Pulse Summer 2008 In its concluding remarks, the AHA Workforce Commission noted the following: “The recommendations in In Our Hands are not a menu from which hospitals, the professions, or society at-large may make particular selections. Rather, the recommendations are a comprehensive set of actions intended to be simultaneously addressed with sustained attention and commitment. “The recommendations provide an opportunity to make fundamental improvements in health care organizations and in the work of both caregivers and support personnel. Now is the time for hospitals and health systems to make the changes that address the current shortage and that can help prevent a long-term crisis. The changes are not easy…but they are necessary.” As human resources leaders, ASHHRA members embrace the central notion that people are the No. 1 asset in health care. After all, hospitals are, at their center, all about people caring for people. And continuing to make progress on the essential recommendations of the Workforce Strategy Map is largely incumbent upon hospital leadership at all levels, particularly human resources leaders. Much has been done, but much is left to do. An electronic copy of the full In Our Hands report can be downloaded from the www.healthcareworkforce.org. To receive a hard copy, please send an e-mail to Debra Stock at dstock@aha.org. Jim Bentley, Ph.D., is senior vice president for strategic policy planning at the American Hospital Association. Debra Stock is vice president of member relations at the American Hospital Association. They served as the principle staff of the AHA Workforce Commission, and now lead the AHA’s efforts to help hospitals with workforce capacity issues. They can be reached by e-mail at jbentley@aha.org and dstock@aha.org. Be sure to attend the “Workforce Panel” special interest session on Sunday, Oct. 12, 1:30-2:45 p.m. at the ASHHRA 44th Annual Conference and Exposition. Health leaders will discuss the challenges of staffing partnerships and ways to foster beneﬁcial collaborations. Topics will address workforce issues including, private/public partnerships, bringing stakeholders to the table, and developing creative solutions. ✓ ✓ ✓ 298018_JAMACareerNet.indd 1 10/13/06 7:50:16 AM http://www.jamacareernet.com http://www.healthcareworkforce.org

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HR Pulse - Summer 2008 Contents Pulse Points Executive Director's Letter President's Message HR Leader Profile: Carol Bank, SPHR Special Report: Building a Thriving Workforce Creating A Best Place to Work Employee Morale Don't Set Up Your Managers to Fail From Tedious Task to Strategic Process Employer-Assisted Housing Changing the Paradigm of Nurse Recruitment Workforce Recognition: Simple Gestures Go a Long way Advertisers' Index

HR Pulse - Summer 2008

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