JOB LOSSES CONTINUE FOR HEALTHCARE EXPERTS HIRED TO ASSIST PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENTS

While the COVID-19 pandemic further exposed the complex challenges of the healthcare industry, supply and demand, less-than-ideal funding, and staffing shortages have all contributed to the current uphill battle to get the industry back on its feet.

“The public health workforce in the U.S. has been underfunded for decades — just before the start of the pandemic, only 28% of local health departments had an epidemiologist or statistician, a 2020 Associated Press-KHN investigation found.”

CHUG helps long-term care facilities proactively prepare for unplanned events like pandemics, building fires, and staying on top of State Emergency Preparedness Regulations.