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>> EMPLOYER-ASSISTED HOUSING determine implications of expanding EAH at the studied hospitals, as well as others. A future issue of HR Pulse will publish our results. EAH holds considerable potential for addressing the hospital labor shortage. It’s now time for a rigorous assessment of its true beneﬁts and costs. These answers will provide a basis by which hospitals can determine how to pursue a sound EAH strategy. Authors’ note: If other hospitals offering some form of an EAH program are interested in participating in a similar analysis to Aurora Health Care’s, please contact Lynn Ross, National Housing Conference, lross@nhc.org. Mike Kanter is a health care facilities development consultant located in Tampa, Fla. He is currently working on a hospital affordable housing project with the Urban Edge Development Group. He can be contacted at mekanter@tampabay.rr.com. Lynn M. Ross, AICP, is the director of state and local initiatives for the National Housing Conference and Center for Housing Policy in Washington, D.C. She is responsible for developing and executing the education, outreach, and technical assistance strategies of NHC and the Center. She can be contacted at lross@nhc.org. References National Center for Health Workforce Analysis, Health Resources and Services Administration, DHHS, 2005 Fannie Mae, Employer Assisted Housing: Improving the Bottom Line and Unlocking Doors to Homeownership for Your Employees, 2003 American Planning Association, PAS Memo, Employer Assisted Housing: An Old Concept Gaining New Momentum, Lynn Ross, July/Aug 2006 National Housing Conference Web site, “Employer Assisted Housing State-by-State List”. www. nhc.org/index/policy Select Milwaukee, Signiﬁcant Returns on Milwaukee’s Employer Assisted Homeownership Investments, Ray Schmidt, 2005 Orlando Sentinel, “Big Project Designed to Lure Medical Professionals,” Vicki McClure, May 20, 2007 Fannie Mae Foundation, Employer-Based Homeownership Programs: A Business Case, Amy Brown, 2004 Center for Housing Policy/National Housing Conference, Preservation of Affordable Homeownership: A Continuum of Strategies, Rick Jacobus and Jeffrey Lubell, April 2007 54 HR Pulse Summer 2008 Why do hospitals choose National Beneﬁts Partner for their Group Term Life Insurance? Low and Stable Rates National Benefits Partner has provided group and voluntary benefits exclusively to the healthcare industry for over 10 years. By choosing National Benefits you also gain access to our premium administrative and communication services, which sets us apart from a typical broker or agency. Call us today for a no obligation review of your current beneﬁts package at (800) 583-1571. Let us save you time and money. www.nationalbenefits.com Preferred provider of Life and Disability beneﬁts for Children’s Miracle Network afﬁliated hospitals. 360852_NationalBenefits.indd 1 1/18/08 5:58:34 PM http://www.nhc.org/index/policy http://www.nhc.org/index/policy http://www.nationalbenefits.com

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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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