Healthcare Alliance

Geneva Career Day a Huge Success

What a great turn-out at Geneva High School's Career Day.  Students had the greatest questions and some had fantastic plans for entering Healthcare after high school.  Professionals representing the Healthcare Alliance provided career information to over 100 students.  Special thanks go out to the organizers of the event.  (In picture: Cathie Chabrier for Wayne County Nursing and Rehab answers questions about careers in healthcare.)  Intrested in getting involved?  Contact us at info@HealthcareWorkforceAlliance.com. 

Planning Our Future meeting today.

A great meeting with about 45 people in attendance representing health-care and human-services agencies along with training providers from throughout the 9-county region!  Opening remarks from the CEO of the largest employer in Ontario County, Linda Farchione of Thompson Health, hit all the right notes in presenting the idea that "now is the time to "think out of the box", the time to take risks and be creative, the time to lead"!  (Exactly what the Health Care Alliance of the Finger Lakes is all about!)   Her message "dove-tailed" so well with the planning that took place after her remarks.  Work-groups formed to address the issues of hiring, training, retaining and developing "pipeline" of talented workers to the industry. 

Thanks to the Finger Lakes Community College for hosting todays event.  Your new campus in Victor was perfect!

Thanks to Linda Farchione for an inspiring address!

Thanks to all who participated today. 

Let's continue to build momentum!  Remember "The Power of One!"

More to follow shortly....

Attracting & Maintaining a High Quality Workforce

Attracting and maintaining a high quality workforce are two of the biggest issues facing health care providers today. As demand for services continue to grow and the workforce continues to shrink, understanding what attracts talent to healthcare and what sustains that talent is key to the industry’s success. How do you find good people to hire and what are ways that you get them to stay? If you are currently employed in the healthcare field what attracted you to the industry and what keeps you in it?