Health Professionals

L.A. County is experiencing shortages of health professionals. With California encountering one of the worst nursing shortages, the state will have almost half of the nurses needed by 2020. The new state mandated increases in nurse-patient staffing ratios complicate matters, as it is difficult for L.A. County Department of Health Services (DHS) hospitals to remain competitive in the midst of salary and employee benefits rate pressures. With respect to physicians, the county has at least 30 federally designated shortage areas for primary care, in spite of its large workforce.

Publications and Documents

Aug 15 2011
L.A. County Department of Health Services (DHS)
L.A. County DHS Strategic Plan Update

Aug 02 2011
Dr. Mitchell Katz , L.A. County Department of Health Services (DHS)
Approval to Accept Grant Agreement from L.A. Care Health Plan for Various County Projects

Jul 14 2011
Manatt Health Solutions, California HealthCare Foundation
Accountable Care Organizations in California: Programmatic and Legal Considerations

May 17 2011
California Budget Project
Governor Releases May Revision

May 10 2011
Daniel Rounds, California Senate Office of Research
The Workforce Investment Act: How Is the Federal Funding Being Spent?

May 02 2011
California HealthCare Foundation (CHCF)
The State of Health Information Technology in California: Use Among Physicians and Community Clinics

May 02 2011
Jodie Simon, California HealthCare Foundation (CHCF)
Snapshot: The State of Health Information Technology in California

Apr 25 2011
Erica Brode, Cliff Sarkin and Sara Watson, Insure the Uninsured Project (ITUP)
Accountable Care Organizations: Analysis of Proposed ACO Regulations

Apr 07 2011
Melinda Dutton and Alice Lam, Calfornia HealthCare Foundation (CHCF)
The Affordable Care Act in California: Opportunities for Improved Access

Apr 07 2011
Dr. Jonathan Fielding, L.A. County Department of Public Health (DPH)
Update on Consolidation of the Antelope Valley Rehabilitation Centers


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