Current State of Health Care

The demand for health care services will continue to increase as our population grows and as we live longer. Advances in technology allow health care professionals to prevent, diagnose, and manage health and illness better than ever before, but they are creating challenges for society and the health care industry itself. As a result, health care organizations need an ever increasing workforce with ever increasing skills.

Industry Insight

Between 2006 and 2016, the Wisconsin's Department of Workforce Development projects an employment increase of 3.9% for the health care sector in a span of just two years, which is over twice the rate of the increase for all industries combined.

Sector Leadership

Sector Efforts

Supporting Success for Nursing Program Bound Students Grant

This $169,097 sector grant focuses to improve students' academic status at petition by providing a sound assessment and bridge instructional opportunity to increase likelihood of admission and successful retention in the nursing track.

Health Care Career Academies

Academies offer the ability for an individual to ladder into an established academic program or allow for re-entry into the workforce with a marketable set of academic experiences. Current health care-related Career Academies are available for Medical Reception, Patient Care, and Dental Assistant. Learn more at Madison College.

Health Care Information Technology Grant

This grant supports Madison College's efforts to develop curriculum design and personnel training to assist hospitals and medical facilities in the transition to electronic medical records systems.

Madison College HIT Grant Powerpoint Presentation (PDF)

Mobile Simulation Labs

A four-college collaborative, uniting Moraine Park Technical College, Blackhawk Technical College, Southwest Wisconsin Technical College, and Madison College, this mobile simulation platform will transform the delivery of healthcare training in the region. The mobile simulation platform exposes health care workers to realistic scenarios in a controlled environment that mimics patient responses and environmental factors. The mobile simulation training targets nurses, EMS volunteers, incumbent respiratory therapists, allied health students and police/fire first responders. Learn more at madisoncollege.edu

Center for Nursing Excellence

The Center for Nursing Excellence uses simulation technology for nursing education and professional development of incumbent nurses. Through a WIRED Innovation Grant, the Center will also expand the reach of simulation-based health care training to the entire 12-county region. The Center’s online Learning Management System includes four modules that provide an introduction to nursing simulation, instructor-led healthcare scenarios, and patient assessments and treatment. The innovative remote-access simulation training targets populations unlikely to attend on-site simulation due to cost, distance, or time constraints. Learn more at www.nursingsimlab.com

Resources

Health Care Workforce Efforts Map

Developed by the Health Care Workforce Alliance of South Central-Southwest Wisconsin, this interactive map shows health care workforce projects and offerings within in the region and at the state level.

Explore the map to find health care workforce development offerings for K-12 students, pre-health professionals, and incumbent workers across the state.

Wisconsin AHEC Health Careers Information Center

Includes a wide range of health care career information, including occupation profiles, salaries, training requirements and facilities, career videos, resource library materials, links to professional health care organizations, and more.

Explore Health Careers

A reliable and comprehensive source of accurate, up-to-date information about the health professions. This includes information on and links to health-related education/training programs, financial aid resources, specialized learning opportunities, and current issues in health care.