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Upcoming Events
In-Person Event
September 2025 Quarterly Meeting
09.09.25
8:30am - 10:00am
REGISTER HERE This meeting will focus on our Good Jobs Challenge Nursing Assistant Training Hub. The grant-funded initiative brings together five healthcare employers and four training providers to train nearly 300 CNAs over two years while providing wrap-around supports, career exploration and planning, and mentoring. The project also supported 9 incumbent frontline healthcare workers to begin training as a Registered
In-Person Event
Chicagoland Healthcare Apprenticeships: An Overview & Spotlight on Medical Assisting
10.21.25
10:00am - 12:00pm
REGISTER HERE As the healthcare sector continues to face talent shortages, the apprenticeship model has been expanding as an alternative to traditional training. In 2024, there were over 37,000 registered apprentices in the healthcare industry across the country, a significant increase over the last 5 years (apprenticeship.gov). Chicagoland hospitals and training providers have been experimenting with the model, and are
In-Person Event
Chicagoland Respiratory Therapy Workforce Summit
11.04.25
9:00am - 4:00pm
GET YOUR TICKETS CHWC is bringing together Respiratory Therapy (RT) leaders from hospital systems, training providers, and other relevant stakeholders in Cook County and the collar counties to examine the workforce shortage and co-design solutions to increase the number of respiratory therapists in our region, resulting in improved patient care and community health. The summit will feature RT leader presentations
Virtual Event
December 2025 Quarterly Meeting
12.02.25
8:30am - 10:00am
Quarterly meetings are open to all stakeholders invested in creating a stronger, more inclusive healthcare workforce in Chicagoland. Meetings typically include updates on our work, presentations about new programs and partnership opportunities, and networking. Exact agenda TBD ~ to be added closer to the meeting date.
