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Upcoming Events

Virtual Event

Career Pathway Programs Across the Nation Series: Nursing Pathways in Vermont & North Carolina

03.27.25

11:00am - 12:00pm

Health systems across the country are grappling with the shortage of registered nurses, expected to reach over 300,000 nationally by 2027. Join us to learn how two health systems, The University of Vermont Health Network and Atrium Health in Charlotte, North Carolina (now a part of Advocate), are investing in their frontline talent to improve financial well-being among teammates while

In-Person Event

June 2025 Quarterly Meeting

06.03.25

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.

In-Person Event

September 2025 Quarterly Meeting

09.09.25

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.

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.

Upcoming Events

03.27.25

11:00am - 12:00pm

Career Pathway Programs Across the Nation Series: Nursing Pathways in Vermont & North Carolina

Health systems across the country are grappling with the shortage of registered nurses, expected to reach over 300,000 nationally by 2027. Join us to learn how two health systems, The University of Vermont Health Network and Atrium Health in Charlotte, North Carolina (now a part of Advocate), are investing in their frontline talent to improve financial well-being among teammates while

06.03.25

8:30am - 10:00am

June 2025 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 our work, presentations about new programs and partnership opportunities, and networking. Exact agenda TBD ~ to be added closer to the meeting date.

09.09.25

8:30am - 10:00am

September 2025 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 our work, presentations about new programs and partnership opportunities, and networking. Exact agenda TBD ~ to be added closer to the meeting date.

12.02.25

8:30am - 10:00am

December 2025 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 our work, presentations about new programs and partnership opportunities, and networking. Exact agenda TBD ~ to be added closer to the meeting date.

Recent Events

03.04.25

March 2025 Quarterly Meeting

AGENDA: CHWC updates including results from our 2024 year-end survey, presentation of our 2025 strategic plan, and an update on the Good Jobs Challenge Local healthcare workforce data overview (Lightcast Industry Snapshot & Lightcast Job Posting Analytics) and discussion Healthcare workforce policy update from Illinois Health & Hospital Association Update on a grant initiative to increase Black male participation and

Recording Available

02.25.25

Equitable Workforce Health as a Sustainable Business Strategy: Research Findings From UIC’s Center for Healthy Work

Do employer-based health and well-being initiatives exacerbate health inequities? Join researchers from the University of Illinois Chicago’s Center for Health Work to learn about their ongoing collaborative project with a regional mid-Atlantic health system, studying the organization’s efforts to implement an equitable culture of health and well-being (HWB). The research focus has at its center the idea that health equity

Recording Available

02.20.25

Career Pathway Programs Across the Nation Series: Boston Hospitals Recruit & Train With Condensed Curriculum International

Join us to learn how Condensed Curriculum International (CCI) worked with UMass Global and Mass General Brigham to build the Ready-To-Work program, designed to offer no-cost, short-term training programs to underemployed Boston residents and existing employees seeking advancement. Through their partnership with CCI, the Ready-To-Work team has successfully recruited and enrolled over 15,000 candidates, resulting in more than 750 job

Recording Available

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