Workforce Shortage

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

Select a hospital, which is not more than
two hours away from your place of residence. Based on your readings and
understanding, create a 3- to 4-page report in a Microsoft Word
document, that includes:

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

Your plan should include the following elements:

• An introduction.
• A description of the health care 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.
• 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.
• A conclusion and a reference list.

Support your responses with examples.

Cite any sources in APA format.