Healthcare Consortium

Talent development is a top priority of all healthcare employers. The key to creating a sustainable talent pipeline lies in developing strong regional partnerships between healthcare providers, education and training institutions, and community-based organizations.  We are fortunate to have the resources and partners in our region who are willing to work collaboratively to truly create a locally sourced sustainable talent pipeline.  We have created a Career Guide for Employers and a Career Guide for Jobseekers which provide valuable information on local employers, training providers and career pathways.

The WCA’s healthcare advocacy priorities are developed through the work of the WCA Healthcare Consortium, comprised of leaders from world-renowned healthcare systems, physician practices, nursing homes, home care, and related service providers, in partnership with statewide and regional associations such as HANYS, Suburban Hospital Alliance, and the Greater NY Hospital Association. The WCA has consistently addressed the major issues that are top of mind for all healthcare leaders: reimbursement levels; rising costs of labor; workforce shortages and reining in the oversized market influence of for-profit healthcare insurers. We believe they should be required to reinvest back into the communities where they do business (similar to the Community Reinvestment Act within the banking industry).

Healthcare providers are actively assessing their current and future workforce needs and lab techs and other clinical and non-clinical positions. The WCA is uniquely positioned to help create a sustainable pipeline of locally educated and trained healthcare talent through our active committees made up of the region’s largest healthcare providers and seventeen area colleges, BOCES and career centers. They collaborate to build this sustainable talent pipeline by aligning curriculum with talent needs, coordinating and increasing availability of clinical training, promoting workforce diversity and inclusion, and developing new funding streams for training and early career support.  Our Healthcare Talent Guides for Employers and Job Seekers have provided invaluable information on regional training programs and career pathways.  Our Career Pathways program introduces high school students to the multi-faceted opportunities of a career in the healthcare sector.  are experiencing an ongoing need for more nurses, nurse assistants, respiratory therapists,

Westchester and the surrounding region will need continued opportunities to showcase its considerable assets while also addressing existing challenges in fulfilling its bioscience aspirations. Access to early stage investment and college level engineering programs are top-level focuses. The WCA, through its existing Healthcare Consortium, will engage with County government, our healthcare systems, the real estate industry, and other stakeholders to advance this agenda.