This episode of VHHA's Patients Come First podcast features Kimberly Green, who is the Director of Acute Care Services at Chesapeake Regional Healthcare. She joins us to discuss her inspiring story of coming to nursing and advancing into nurse leadership after dropping out of high school, health care workforce development efforts, Chesapeake Regional’s innovative Nurse Draft Day program, and much more. Send questions, comments, feedback, or guest suggestions to pcfpodcast@vhha.com or contact on X (Twitter) (twitter.com/VirginiaHHA) or Instagram (www.instagram.com/virginiahha/) using the #PatientsComeFirst hashtag.

VHHA Patients Come First Podcast - Kimberly Green

Senior Fellow at Groundwork Collaborative, Katie Wells, has recently co-authored a study "Uber for Nursing: How an AI-Powered Gig Model Is Threatening Health Care" in which she interviewed "on-demand" nursing staff and relates the effect of “Wall Street’s takeover of US health-care infrastructure and Silicon Valley’s introduction of gig nursing apps are a dangerous duo that is eroding our health-care system and eviscerating our ability to take care of each other.” Wells says that this limits worker rights, including schedule control of their hours, risks to worker and patient safety, poor orientation of staff, and more.

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Consumer Voice’s Public Policy Director, Sam Brooks, talks with Dr. Norma Coe, a professor of Medical Ethics and Health Policy at Perleman School of Medicine, whose research on the minimum staffing rule in nursing homes found that the rule would save 13,000 resident lives annually. Sam and Dr. Coe will discuss the rule, its impact on residents, and the current barriers to its implementation.

Guest: Dr. Norma Coe, Professor of Medical Ethics and Health Policy at Perleman School of Medicine

The Nursing Home Minimum Staffing Rule Will Save 13,000 Lives a Year

2025 U.S. Department of Education reduces workforce by 48%, impacting student loan processing, civil rights investigations, and federal education budget allocations amid office closures.

Education Cuts: Feds Devastate Future Students

Analyzing the 2025 Education Department civil rights layoffs: OCR staff cuts cripple discrimination case resolutions, Title IX delays, and systemic inequities amid legal challenges over civil rights infrastructure sabotage.

Education Department Civil Rights Layoffs Trigger Legal Crisis in 2025

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Can Temporary Staffing Revolutionize Your Event Planning Process

This episode of VHHA’s Patients Come First podcast features Dani Bowie, DNP, Senior Vice President of Solutions Design and Workforce AI at Aya Healthcare. This conversation highlights Dr. Bowie's career in health care, workforce development efforts, the impact of AI in health care, her upcoming participation in the 2025 Virginia Healthcare Workforce Development Summit on May 13, and more. Send questions, comments, feedback, or guest suggestions to pcfpodcast@vhha.com or contact on X (Twitter) (twitter.com/VirginiaHHA) or Instagram (www.instagram.com/virginiahha/) using the #PatientsComeFirst hashtag.

VHHA Patients Come First Podcast - Dani Bowie

Local businesses need employees to function at full capacity.  Members of the business community share their thoughts on staffing for the summer and in recent years.

Staffing for the anticipated busy-ness of the 2025 summer season in Gunnison County

Healthcare Staffing Solutions

From rising stress to expanding clinical roles, pharmacists are facing mounting pressures.

Chronic understaffing combined with increased demand and limited resources are
compromising patient safety and leaving many pharmacists working alone or rushed.

Emotional strain is also growing, with reports of increased abuse and burnout.
Despite these challenges, pharmacists remain deeply committed to patient care — but
without meaningful support, the cracks in the system are becoming harder to ignore.

In this PJ Pod 'Spotlight' episode, interim executive editor Carlotta Eden and senior features editor Siobhan Chan unpack the results of The Pharmaceutical Journal’s latest salary and job satisfaction survey.

This episode was recorded in July 2025.

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Pressures facing pharmacists in 2025

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