Addressing Oklahoma's Nursing Shortage Through Higher Education
Address Oklahoma's nursing shortage by increasing the number of college graduates in healthcare fields. The American Rescue Plan Act funding request aims to support the launch of an Allied Health Program at Southeastern Oklahoma State University. This initiative is vital as the healthcare industry in Oklahoma is facing a significant demand for skilled professionals due to an aging workforce and low retention rates among current nurses. By investing in higher education programs, Oklahoma can better meet the growing healthcare demands and ensure a robust workforce for the future.
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American Rescue Plan Act Request ARPA-YY000512 February 10, 2022
The Need The Need Oklahoma Ranks 46thNationally in Nurses Per Capita Health Care Industry is the Largest Growing Market Sector in the US Estimated 67,291 Open Health Care Jobs in Oklahoma Full Scale Employment Demand, not just Clinical Demand is Outpacing Supply Demand will Increase 2/3 of Current Nurses has expressed that they are Looking to Leave Profession 15% of the Health Care Workforce Eligible for Retirement in the next 10 years 1 of every 4 current Nurses have less than 5 Years of experience Demand will Increase Oklahoma Higher Education is not Graduating enough Students to meet Demand Source OKC Chamber/Integris Health presentation at 1/28/22 RUSO Regents Meeting
A Solution A Solution Increase number of Oklahoma College Graduates in Health Care Fields 66% of all Graduates from Oklahoma Universities stay in Oklahoma 61% of those work in the Greater Oklahoma City Region (Highest Demand) Launch an Allied Health Program at Southeastern Oklahoma State University Majority of students re-entering Oklahoma after university graduation come from Texas, Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, and Colorado Southeastern s proximity to Texas makes it a Front Door University for Oklahoma While Southeastern does not currently have a specific Allied Health program, partnerships with Murray State College and Eastern Oklahoma State College provides for a foundation for program launch There is potential support for the programs from current University partners that include: Alliance Health, Texoma Health Foundation, Bryan County Health Department, The Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations Source OKC Chamber/Integris Health presentation at 1/28/22 RUSO Regents Meeting
The Ask The Ask - - $10,000,000 $10,000,000 Southeastern has already committed to Allied Health through the launch of a new academic department and committed $1,700,000 to this initiative The initial degree offering in Durant will be an Associates of Applied Science in Nursing through the Murray at Southeastern Nursing Program Anticipated future programs include; RN-BSN Nursing, RN-BSN Respiratory Therapy, MSN Nursing Leadership, MSN Nurse Educator, MS Health Science, MS Health Administration, and MS - Community Health $10,000,000 One Time Funding Renovation of learning space to support all Allied Health Curriculum Science Building $6-8M Laboratory Renovations last renovated in 1970 s Renovation of Murray at Southeastern dedicated space Safety and accessibility upgrades Biological Sciences Building $2-4M Laboratory Renovations Safety and accessibility upgrades
The Results The Results Over 1,000,000 Oklahomans Impacted through the life of the initiative Initial forecast of 20+ new nurses in the work force each year Initial forecast of 80+ additional Health Care workers through other programs Increased Collaboration between state four-year and two- year schools to create increased workforce development New University Allied Health/Nursing program in Southeastern Oklahoma Source OKC Chamber/Integris Health presentation at 1/28/22 RUSO Regents Meeting
