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Pennsylvania’s hospitals and health systems are developing the health care workforce to serve their communities today and meet a growing need as the commonwealth ages. But they continue to navigate workforce shortages that threaten Pennsylvanians’ access to care.

The state of the nursing workforce in the U.S. shows some signs of recovery, although long term projections are shaky, according to a recently released report by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN)

Workplace violence is a growing cause for concern in health care—and hospitals are leading efforts to prevent it.

Hospital emergency departments are on an unsustainable path and need support, according to a new report released today.

Pennsylvania continues to face persistent, health care workforce shortages that strain patients’ access to care, a new survey of the state’s hospitals and nursing homes found. The survey—conducted November 2024 through January 2025 by The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP), LeadingAge PA, and Pennsylvania Health Care Association (PHCA)—demonstrates the ways patients and residents feel the effects of workforce shortages throughout the continuum of care.

HAP’s Nurse Ambassadors arrived at the state Capitol today with a shared passion for their communities and a central theme for their advocacy: a strong commonwealth starts with strong hospitals.

This week, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives passed legislation that provides grants to grow health care practitioners in rural and underserved communities.

A new grant program is helping build Pennsylvania’s workforce pipeline for health care and other in-demand careers.

A strong workforce supports health care across the commonwealth.

Pennsylvania’s rural hospitals are improving the health of their communities, but they need support to thrive.