Click to read the health care workforce shortage and its implications on America’s hospitals, at the American Hospitals Association’s (AHA) website. (***Review the Healthcare Workforce attachment***)

Select a hospital, which is not more than two hours away from your place of residence. (***My residence is GA.***)

A plan for a rural, medium-sized hospital to deal with short- and long-term workforce shortages.

Your plan should include the following elements:

Introduction

Problem description of the healthcare workforce shortage and its implications

The aspects that need immediate attention and aspects that need long-term attention

Provide a rationale on why these aspects need attention

A description of the financial implications for these issues

Evaluation of alternatives with an explanation of the risks associated with these problems

Your recommendations to solve these problems

An explanation of the methods to measure the success of the plan

A description of the next steps, if the plan failed

Conclusion

Reference list