Healthcare Rebuilds: Financial Foundations-Staff Reset

When hospitals and health systems began preparing for an influx of COVID-19 patients in the early spring, they experienced an immediate shift in staffing needs. Clinical teams were trained for high patient volumes on COVID-19 floors and in intensive care units. Elective surgeries and procedures were canceled. Nonessential primary and specialty care appointments were postponed or shifted to telehealth modalities.

In the second report of a three-part series, healthcare finance executives from Orlando Health, The MetroHealth System, and Catholic Medical Center explore how they are rethinking their organization’s strategic growth plans and determining what short- and long-term workforce adjustments are needed to achieve them.