How Bon Secours Mercy Health is Creating its Future Workforce Through Career Pathways
Case Study
An innovative workforce supply strategy
To address the acute talent shortage in healthcare, Bon Secours Mercy Health (BSMH) turned inward, tapping their existing workforce by creating new opportunities for education and skill-building aligned closely to career pathways in high demand. By funding tuition and providing robust guidance and support, BSMH is enabling its people to grow into new (often higher paying) roles.
The challenges
Workforce scale
60,000
associates across the BSMH health system
The solutions
A wide range of clinical programs
120
clinical certifications, undergraduate degrees, graduate degrees, and nursing degrees available to BSMH employees
An explosion of interest
2,000
associates enrolled in the first few weeks of program launch, including more than 400 nurses
“Our approach to educational assistance and career pathways gives us the ability to change people’s lives by providing access to education and upskilling, secure and future-proof careers, benefits, and the environment and support they need to unleash their full potential. It also creates a workforce supply for us, which is the biggest challenge in the healthcare industry as of today.”
Joe Gage, CHRO, BSMH