Solving shortages : a snapshot of the temporary workforce in California’s safety-net hospitals and clinics Spetz, Joanne, author. Ambulatory Care Health Workforce Hospitals Medically Underserved Area Safety-net Providers In the health care system, safety-net facilities — a patchwork of programs and providers that serves Californians with low incomes — struggle with recruiting and retaining staff. These facilities may be more susceptible to provider shortages because of size, location, and pay competition. Given these staffing challenges, the temporary workforce can fulfill short-term needs. Safety-net hospitals are more likely to utilize registry nurses to fill staffing gaps, and high-registry-use safety-net hospitals are more likely to be rural and critical access hospitals. Safety-net clinics are also more likely to utilize contract physicians than other types of contract providers. This snapshot outlines data on key characteristics of vacancies, perceived recruitment challenges, and hiring of registry and contract providers in the safety net. [Oakland, CA] : California Health Care Foundation, November 2021 California HealthCare Foundation, issuing body. Technical Report Text Illustrations 1 online resource (1 PDF file (22 pages)) nlm:nlmuid-9918366981006676-pdf 9918366981006676 http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/9918366981006676 English California United States Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY-NC-ND license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0