The health care community entered the COVID-19 pandemic with an already challenging labor market where hospitals were reporting a nine percent nursing shortage nationally. We called on the existing workforce to perform the herculean task of caring for communities in the height of a pandemic and are now facing unprecedented levels of increased burnout and turnover. This sets the stage for an extreme supply and demand imbalance.

The Pennsylvania Continuous Service Readiness Program (CSRP) is a joint effort between Joint Commission Resources (JCR) and The Hospital & Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) to structure and implement programs by which hospitals can receive education, consultation, and feedback on an ongoing basis from JCR and The Joint Commission (TJC) staff.

HAP's Southeast Connect is going virtual! Don’t miss the chance to reconnect with long-time colleagues, build new relationships with leaders in the region, and be part of HAP’s signature health care event! This year’s Southeast Connect will feature two dynamic speakers on behavioral healthcare, Dr. Scott Zeller, Vice-President of the Acute Psychiatric Medicine division at Vituity, and Dr. Alfiee M. Breland-Noble (Dr. Alfiee), internationally recognized scientist, author, speaker and media contributor.