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Re:Gov DeWine deploys National Guard to hospitals as COVID d... by nojito on Sunday December 19, 2021 @09:18AM (#29614113)
Wages don't matter. We offer 2-3x market rate and still have x000 vacancies.

People simply do not exist right now. It's very tough.

>Nurse to patient ratios have been getting smaller and smaller for many years now. It is a common topic in medical forums.

Again...this doesn't matter right now because the supply of nurses is just nonexistent.

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Re:Gov DeWine deploys National Guard to hospitals as COVID d... by kthejoker2 on Sunday December 19, 2021 @10:21AM (#29614585)
Basic economics:

"Market rate" is what clears the market - no extra supply or demand.

If you have vacancies at your asking price, you are below the market rate.

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Re:Gov DeWine deploys National Guard to hospitals as COVID d... by freewilly1040 on Sunday December 19, 2021 @02:38PM (#29617490)
In the long run, sure, but it takes years to train a nurse. It’s not hard to imagine that there are simply too few with the training able to do it.
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Re:Gov DeWine deploys National Guard to hospitals as COVID d... by nojito on Sunday December 19, 2021 @04:18PM (#29618522)
I don't think you understand what "does not exist" means.
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Re:Gov DeWine deploys National Guard to hospitals as COVID d... by lotsofpulp on Sunday December 19, 2021 @09:26AM (#29614178)
It matters in the grand scheme. The pandemic started 21 months ago, and there is still insignificant movement in wages.

Also, if you offered 20-30x, the people would exist (for your facility). And if you offer 2-3x market rate and cannot attract people, then not only is x not the market rate, but 2-3x is not either.

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Re:Gov DeWine deploys National Guard to hospitals as COVID d... by nojito on Sunday December 19, 2021 @04:17PM (#29618507)
It has nothing to do with attracting people...they just don't exist.

Our best shot is targeting nursing school/other technical school grads, but that still doesn't help fill senior roles.

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