Successfully Deploying Your Valuable Resources:: Staffing Implications and Prioritization During Crisis

Whether your facility is standalone or part of a multihospital system, meeting operational demand for patient care under routine circumstances can be challenging. Vacancies, prolonged recruitment time to fill positions, and unscheduled absences and leaves, combined with increased acuity and volume, can strain and overwhelm a facility's resources during noncrisis circumstances. This article explores the challenges of staffing during a crisis and patient surge, providing strategies that can be utilized to optimize resources.