A group of healthcare advocates are calling on new Governor Josh Shapiro to help address the shortage of workers in the field.
Officials with the Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania are asking Shapiro to create a workforce council. The group says staffing shortages are a statewide problem, citing a 32 percent vacancy rate for nursing support staff.
They also said nurses are only operating with just under a 70 percent staffing rate.
Shapiro’s first move in healthcare came with nominating Allegheny County Director of Health Dr. Debra Bogan to lead the department as its secretary.
