Miami-based Jackson Health System has roughly 1,300 job vacancies, CBS Miami reports.
CEO Carlos Migoya reportedly told the news station the hospital system spends around $150 million annually to fill those spots through temp agencies and overtime. One way to ease that financial stress is to recruit people to work in healthcare.
“Making sure that a lot of new people, who are really interested in healthcare, join healthcare. That does take time,” he said.
But beginning July 1, Jackson Health System will operate in a new reality. Lawmakers eliminated additional “critical care” funding for hospitals.
Migoya said the financial hit could not come at a worse time.
“Being the biggest Medicaid provider in the state, we had the biggest cut, which is $71 million,” he said.
At a Miami-Dade Commission meeting this week, Migoya said Jackson Health is in a precarious financial situation. Read more.
