Restructuring within the health care industry over the past ten years has sought to improve the quality and delivery of health care services while reducing employers' costs. However, coupled with the tight local and regional labor market, these organizational changes have introduced new challenges for employers trying to find workers who are adequately prepared to deliver quality health care services.
Earlier this year, the Chicago Jobs Council received funding from the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation and BP Amoco to conduct research in the health care industry. This report summarizes the most recent industry and occupational data on Chicago's health care industry and provides a snapshot of the entry-level recruitment and retention needs of Chicago's health care employers, job training programs, and low-income job seekers. Based on our findings, the report also makes recommendations to employers, training providers, public agencies and workforce boards.
Understanding Entry-Level Health Care Employment in Chicago
Contributing Organization(s): Chicago Jobs Council
Author(s)/Creator(s): Evelyn Diaz
Publishing Date: 2000-08-01
Issue Areas: Employment and Labor; Health and Medicine; Poverty and Hunger
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