South Health Care Work Group

Workforce Development Council

Eastern Washington Partnership

October and November 2003
Progress Report

·Complete meeting summary and participant list.

· Follow-up calls for reports:

· Bob Barker- union survey wage rates
· Marilyn Galusha - Walla Walla Community College study
· WA State Pharmacy Association-reference to Web sites with national statistics and WSU
· Kathy Strickler-report on Washington Medical Group Management Association, 2003 member salary and benefits survey
· Lorna Stone-Washington Health Foundation - study of rural health care in WA

· Identification of educational programs:

· Nursing education programs at the following locations in the five county area
· Blue Mountain Community College (Oregon)
· Lewis Clark State College (Idaho)
· Washington State University (Walla Walla office)
· Walla Walla College
· Columbia Basin College

Identification of Goals and Tasks:

· Data Analysis of Walla Walla Community College survey. Preparation of report
· Meeting with chair to set date for January meeting (January 26, 2004) from 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
· Agenda for January meeting: revisit goals, presentation on educational programs available; preliminary reports on survey of providers
· Seeking information on replacement nurses from company in Spokane
· Utilized sub-committee work to formulate survey questions and submitted to Josie for merging with Northern counties survey
· Researched Web-based survey instrument and did preliminary tests