CHWC partnered with the Workforce & Organizational Research Center (WORC) to investigate career mobility for frontline patient-facing healthcare workers. The study focuses on Nursing Assistants, Medical Assistants, and Patient Service Representatives, and seeks to understand how individuals in those positions perceive their opportunities to advance into higher wage roles. Four CHWC hospital systems participated in the study, which included a data scan, employer interviews, and an extensive employee survey. Access the full report here. 

In 2022, CHWC, in partnership with more than 10 other Chicagoland organizations led by the Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership, was awarded the Economic Development Administration’s Good Jobs Challenge Grant. The grant supported sector partnerships in four industries (health, manufacturing, information technology, and transportation, distribution, and logistics) to train individuals for good jobs. With this funding, CHWC was able to train over 200 Certified Nursing Assistants, and to support a small cohort of frontline clinical employees begin the pathway toward becoming a Registered Nurse.