Media Advisory: Senate HELP Committee Holds Hearing to Address Shortages in Health Care Workforce

WASHINGTON – Tomorrow, February 16^th,  the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) committee will hold a hearing entitled “Examining Health Care Workforce Shortages: Where Do We Go From Here?”. According to the American Hospital Association, the United States will face a shortage of up to 124,000 physicians by 2033, and will need to hire 200,000 nurses per year to meet demand. U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) committee, will introduce as a witness Dr. Leonardo Seoane, a graduate of LSU Medical School and current Executive Vice President and Chief Academic Officer of Ochsner Health.

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Title: “Examining Health Care Workforce Shortages: Where Do We Go From Here?”

Date: Thursday, February 16, 2023

Time: 10:00 AM EST

Location: 430 Dirksen Senate Office Building

Witnesses:

• Leonardo Seoane M.D., F.A.C.P.: Executive Vice President and Chief Academic Officer – Ochsner Health, New Orleans, LA
• James Herbert, Ph.D: President – University of New England, Biddeford, ME
• James E.K. Hildreth Sr., Ph.D, M.D.: President & CEO - Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN
• Sarah Szanton Ph.D, R.N., F.A.A.N.: Dean & Professor - Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD
• Douglas Staiger Ph.D: Professor – Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH