Database of Health Workforce Innovations
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State Responses to Emergency Surges in Demand for Respiratory Therapists
Responses to Emergency Surges in Demand
This rapid-response brief provides information about the respiratory therapist workforce in the US. It includes descriptions of the supply, distribution, and education pathways of the workforce. The brief also addresses COVID-19 emergency concerns about the respiratory therapist workforce capacity and examples of state approaches to address workforce gaps.
- Solidarity staffing (eg deployments to/from other jurisdictions)
- Back-fill solutions for staff moving to front-lines
- Cross-sector staff deployments
- Telehealth/virtual care
- Respiratory Therapists
This rapid-response brief provides information about the respiratory therapist workforce in the US.
- Critical Care
- Diagnostic Services
- Emergency Medical Services
- Home Care Services
- Hospitals
- Long-Term Care
Formal Strategy
University of Washington Center for Health Workforce Studies
United States
USA