Crain’s New York Business
The health care worker shortage that gained steam during the pandemic has continued relentlessly, driven by low pay, despite the state pouring billions into health workforce development in recent years.
The pandemic decimated the supply of nurses, social workers and other clinicians as workers left the epicenter in New York for more competitive salaries and less demanding roles in other fields or in other states. While the public health crisis has subsided, poor wages have persisted in many of those roles, making them notoriously hard to fill and keep, according to a new report from the Center for Health Workforce Studies at SUNY Albany.