Healthcare Workforce Coalition Salutes Nurses While Calling on Congress to Advance Workforce Solutions
As National Nurses Week commences, the Healthcare Workforce Coalition (HWC) proudly honors the invaluable contributions of nurses across the United States. Today, on National Recognition Day for Nurses, they spotlight the critical role nurses play not only in patient care but as central pillars of... - May 06, 2024
Healthcare Workforce Coalition Visits Capitol Hill Seeking Solutions to America’s Healthcare Workforce Shortage Crisis
Coalition stakeholders calling on lawmakers to advance proposed solutions to train, grow, and sustain America’s healthcare workforce. - March 20, 2024
Healthcare Workforce Coalition Endorses Reauthorization of Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act
The Healthcare Workforce Coalition today announced its endorsement of H.R. 7153/S. 3679, which would reauthorize the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act. The bipartisan bill, introduced by Reps. Susan Wild (D-PA-7), Buddy Carter (R-GA-1), Debbie Dingell (D-MI-6), and Jennifer... - February 14, 2024
Healthcare Workforce Coalition Underscores Need for Health Worker Recruitment, Retention, & Safety Legislation in 2024
Launched in late 2023 in response to the escalating healthcare workforce crisis, the Healthcare Workforce Coalition continues to advocate for bipartisan legislative solutions to bolster and better support our nation’s healthcare workforce. Virtually every care setting, from hospitals to... - February 07, 2024
Healthcare Workforce Coalition Endorses SAVE Act to Protect Hospital Workers from Workplace Violence
Bills would make violence against hospital workers a federal crime. - December 06, 2023
Healthcare Workforce Coalition Applauds Reintroduction of Bipartisan Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act
Bill would allow the entry of nurses with approved immigrant visas and allow physicians with approved immigrant petitions to adjust their status to have a durable immigration status - November 03, 2023
Diverse Group of Healthcare Stakeholders Forms New Coalition to Address Nation’s Healthcare Workforce Shortage Crisis
The group will work with provider community, policymakers, and other stakeholders to develop and advocate for policies to address severe shortfall in nation’s healthcare system. - October 19, 2023