AHCNA Networking Opportunities

Nashville Health Care Council

Contact: Danielle Wood (dwood@healthcarecouncil.com)

Background: The Nashville Health Care Council is a premier association of health care industry leaders working together to inspire global collaboration to improve health care by serving as a catalyst for leadership and innovation.

National Forum of State Nursing Workforce Centers – Experts in State-Level Nursing Workforce Information

Contact: Patricia Burwell (info@nursingworkforcecenters.org)

Background: We are a group of nurse workforce entities that focuses on addressing the nursing shortage within their states and contributes to the national effort to assure an adequate supply of qualified nurses to meet the health needs of the US population. We support the advancement of new as well as existing nurse workforce initiatives and share best practices in nursing workforce research, workforce planning, workforce development, and formulation of workforce policy. We share information in three major ways: through publications, via annual conferences, and by way of this virtual network.