After years of volatility, hospitals and health systems nationwide are seeing signs of workforce stabilization. That was a consistent theme at this year’s J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference, Not-for-profit Track. Every year in January, healthcare leaders from across the industry converge on San Francisco to hear how the nation’s largest health systems are responding to emerging industry challenges and opportunities. The high-energy event provides a wealth of valuable insights, as top health system leaders share their organizations’ latest performance data and strategic priorities for the year ahead.
This article is the first in a three-part series in which Strata explores key takeaways from the conference, combined with findings from our proprietary hospital and health system performance data, and learnings from ongoing discussions with healthcare executives from a broad range of organizations.
At the J.P. Morgan conference, C-suite leaders touted trends of enhanced employee retention and engagement, a reduced reliance on contract labor, and more consistent staffing models. In addition to these operational wins, leaders emphasized that a more stable workforce underpins better care delivery and stronger financial performance.