Novel tool reveals which states could face shortages of COVID-19 workforce

To meet the potentially explosive demand for healthcare workers, researchers at the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health have created a novel tool that will help states and the federal government estimate the need for health care workers under different scenarios of patient infection rates and health worker attrition. “This pandemic has put extraordinary pressure on our health workforce,” said Patricia (Polly) Pittman, PhD, director of the Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity. 
​Find the press release here.