As clinical workforce challenges evolve, healthcare leaders are leveraging strategic approaches to ensure long-term staffing stability and improve operational effectiveness. Join Medicus Healthcare Solutions on Tuesday, November 12th, at the Annual Becker's CEO + CFO Roundtable in Chicago for a compelling panel discussion on achieving workforce stability.
This session will feature four established healthcare leaders from prominent healthcare organizations. Each panelist will share the innovative strategies they used to successfully overcome staffing challenges, offering valuable insights for attendees looking to enhance their own approach to workforce management.
Meet the Panelists
Mason Van Houweling
Chief Executive Officer at the University Medical Center of Southern Nevada (UMC)
For decades, the University Medical Center of Southern Nevada partnered with an outsourced radiology group. The group began to face challenges staffing the program, causing a daily backlog of 2,700 unread cases at UMC. Eventually, both sides decided to end the partnership, leaving one of Nevada's only level-one trauma centers with gaps in radiology coverage.
Mason, confident in his team and the support of the Medicus Transition Program, aimed to bring the radiology program in-house. The previous year, he had successfully transitioned the anesthesia program to an employed model. This shift from outsourced to employed was critical for ensuring long-term stability and continuity of care at UMC.
Dr. Mohammed Minhaj
Harris Family Foundation Chair of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, NorthShore Hospitals, Northwest Community Hospital, and Swedish Hospital at Endeavor Health
Anesthesiologist staffing shortages at Northwest Community Hospital caused significant disruptions to surgical schedules and patient care. Despite efforts to rely on an outsourced anesthesia group, only 70% of the hospital operating rooms were adequately staffed, resulting in a growing number of procedural backlogs. In the face of mounting staffing challenges, it became clear that the existing staffing model was unsustainable, prompting hospital leadership to make the strategic decision to end their partnership with the outsourced group and bring their anesthesia service line in-house under the leadership of the employed department within Endeavor Health. To further strengthen the program, they implemented a care team model incorporating CRNAs.
Chad Tuttle
Senior Vice President, Clinical Shared Services at Corewell Health
A widespread radiologist shortage in Michigan significantly impacted Corwell Health's outsourced radiology group. The shortage resulted in a significant backlog of unread radiology case studies and turnaround times for results extending well beyond acceptable levels. These delays began to impact other service lines that relied on prompt radiology results for patient care.
Chad and the leadership team quickly responded with a strategic solution to supplement radiology staffing, reducing the backlog while the group worked to recruit and onboard additional radiologists.
Chuck Sherwin
President at MyMichigan Medical Center Midland
As MyMichigan leadership sought to expand its cardiac service line, they were faced with new and challenging hurdles with their long-standing outsourced anesthesia group. It became clear that the group's goals and structure did not align with MyMichigan's growth plans and vision for the service. During this time, there was also a misalignment around the billing services model. Despite efforts to find a resolution, the anesthesia group and the hospital could not come to a consensus, and the end of the contract was upon them, triggering a potential critical staffing crisis.
In response, Chuck and his team decided to transition from an outsourced to an employed model for anesthesia services. This strategic move aimed to improve operational efficiency and ensure consistent access to anesthesia, supporting the expansion of their cardiac service line.
The Medicus Transition Program: Bridging the Gap to Stability
Each of these healthcare leaders leveraged the Medicus Transition Program as a strategic solution for navigating clinical staffing challenges and achieving workforce stabilization. The Medicus Transition Program is an innovative long-term interim staffing solution that promotes shared accountability in sourcing, scheduling, and cost control. With a focus on building transparent relationships and delivering high-quality locum tenens providers, Medicus partners with healthcare organizations to bridge staffing gaps and create a pathway toward a stable and reliable clinical workforce.
Join Medicus at Becker's CEO +CFO Roundtable!
Attending the 12th Annual Becker's CEO + CFO Roundtable? Don't miss the opportunity to gain valuable insights and practical strategies for clinical workforce stabilization from leaders with first-hand experience. Join Medicus on Tuesday, November 12th, from 10:40 to 11:20 AM to learn more about how the Medicus Transition Program can help your organization overcome and prepare for clinical workforce challenges.