Hospitals

Gave $30 Million

to Education 2005-2007

Survey Respondents

Hospitals Gave $30 Million to Education, 2005-2007

• 158 surveys sent to Oklahoma hospitals

• 72 hospitals responded

• 73% of all licensed hospital beds

Hospitals Gave $30 Million to Education, 2005-2007

Key Areas of Financial Support

• Scholarships• Paid Internships and Externships for Nursing & Allied

Health Students• Employee Tuition Waivers and Reimbursements• Clinical Supervision of Students• Other• Providing Staff as Adjunct Faculty• Funding Faculty Positions

Measured by survey

Hospitals Gave $30 Million to Education, 2005-2007

Total amount hospitals spent supporting health care education from 2005-2007.

Health Care – A Major Economic Engine

Hospitals Gave $30 Million to Education, 2005-2007

for Oklahoma

Source: Governor’s Council On Workforce & Economic Development, Oklahoma’s Health Care Industry Workforce: 2006 Report.

Second Largest Employing Industry

• 198,636 direct jobs

• 14% of Oklahoma’s total employment

• 141,032 indirect jobs created in other industries

• $6.5 billion in direct contributions to Oklahoma’s Gross State Product

Nursing and Allied Health Pipeline

Hospitals Gave $30 Million to Education, 2005-2007

All Public Postsecondary

Source: OSHRE, 2004 data

Of qualified applicants, only 57% admitted into programs

Nursing and Allied Health Pipeline

Hospitals Gave $30 Million to Education, 2005-2007

All Public Postsecondary

Source: OSRHE, 2004 Data

Faculty

• Shortage in nursing and allied health faculty (156)

• Largest for RN Faculty (17)

• 37 RN faculty plan to retire in the next 5 years

• Nursing faculty often leave for higher paying jobs in hospitals

Hospitals

Gave $30 Million

to Education 2005-2007