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CHicagoland

Healthcare Workforce Collaborative

uniting employers and industry partners

Education &
Training

Bridging the gap by uniting a variety of partners across the healthcare industry

Local &
Targeted Hiring

Focusing recruitment efforts in areas with higher concentrations of unemployment

Retention &
Career Pathways

Supporting career
pathways and opportunities to advance for employees

Upcoming Events

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03.10.26

9:00am - 10:30am

March 2026 Quarterly Meeting

Agenda includes: An overview of our 2026 Strategic Plan and featured events A mini healthcare workforce data presentation from Burning Glass Institute and re-cap of our data roundtable event hosted on January 27th A presentation from Illinois Health & Hospital Association on their policy priorities this year, and the new Health Care Workforce Task Force within the IL Department of
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03.19.26

12:00pm - 1:00pm

Strengthening Student Success and Workforce Pipelines: NM & Clasp Partnership Spotlight

Health systems in Chicago and beyond are facing unprecedented challenges filling and retaining critical roles like Nurses, Physical Therapists, Radiology Techs, Respiratory Therapists, and CRNAs. At the same time, traditional, transactional recruiting tactics are falling flat with today’s students and early-career clinicians — who are prioritizing financial stability, flexibility, and long-term career growth over sign-on bonuses alone. Clasp works with
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06.02.26

9:00am - 10:30am

June 2026 Quarterly Meeting

Quarterly meetings are open to all stakeholders invested in creating a stronger, more inclusive healthcare workforce in Chicagoland. Meetings typically include updates on CHWC projects, presentations featuring healthcare workforce programs and opportunities to partner, collaborative discussions on critical workforce issues, and networking time. A detailed agenda for this meeting will be posted here a couple weeks prior. This meeting is
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"The biggest benefit to being a CHWC member is being able to truly collaborate and connect with other healthcare organizations in Chicago: to see the work they’re doing in workforce development, benchmark best practices, and see how each of us is addressing similar challenges. 

I’ve been able to glean a lot of insight into ways we can build up our strategy at Advocate Aurora Health. We were even able to build a collaborative program with a couple other providers and receive funding because CHWC created the space to start that dialogue. It’s an important space that we need to continue to build up as our workforce challenges evolve."

- Michele Smith, CHWC Steering Committee Chair, Director of Workforce Development, Advocate Aurora Health