Overview

The MHA Work Force Development Committee identifies, supports or develops resources and policies that increase health care work force supply, improve hospitals' employee retention and support best use of hospitals' resources, both human and technological.

2010 members include:

• Chair: Scott Wordelman, President & CEO, Fairview Red Wing Medical Center
• Stacy Barstad, Chief Executive Officer, Tracy & Westbrook Health Centers
• Laura Beeth, System Director, Talent Management/System H.R., Fairview Health Services, Minneapolis
• Jovan Brandt, Chief Operating Officer, Regency Hospital of Minneapolis, Golden Valley
• Rick Breuer, CEO & Administrator, Community Memorial Hospital, Cloquet
• Craig Broman, President, St. Cloud Hospital
• Geraldine Burmeister, CEO & Administrator, Windom Area Hospital
• Glenn Christian, Administrator, Cannon Falls Medical Center - Mayo Health System
• Diane Davidson, Senior Vice President, Human Resources, SMDC Health System, Duluth
• John Fossum, Chief Executive Officer, Ely-Bloomenson Hospital and Nursing Home
• Curt Geissler, President, Lakeview Hospital, Stillwater
• Gerry Gilbertson, Administrator, Melrose Area Hospital - CentraCare
• Michael Hagen, CEO & Administrator, Riverwood Healthcare Center, Aitkin
• Susan Klabo, CEO & Administrator, Mahnomen Health Center
• Steven Kleinglass, Medical Center Director, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Minneapolis
• Hilary Marden-Resnik, V.P., Human Resource Dept., Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis
• Thomas O'Connor, President, Mercy Hospital, Coon Rapids
• Lynn Olson, Chief Executive Officer, Sanford Regional Hospital Worthington
• Jane Renken, Manager, Strategic Sourcing and Workforce Development, Allina Hospitals & Clinics, Minneapolis
• Larry Schulz, Chief Executive Officer, Lake Region Healthcare Corporation, Fergus Falls
• Kevin Smith, Chief Executive Officer, North Valley Health Center, Warren
• Marshall Smith, Chief Executive Officer, New River Medical Center, Monticello
• Daniel Swenson, Chief Executive Officer, Long Prairie Memorial Hospital & Home
• Vivian Tanniehill, Director of Workforce Acquisition, HealthEast Care System, St. Paul
• Thomas Thompson, President & CEO, St. Mary's Innovis Health, Detroit Lakes
• James Wolf, Chief Executive Officer, District One Hospital, Faribault
• Staff: Rick Kreyer, vice president of work force, Minnesota Hospital Association, St. Paul
  

Ongoing efforts

• Minnesota Hospitals' RN Vacancy/Turnovers
• MNHospitalJobs.com, a new worker recruitment site for hospitals. To view a document describing this initiative, click here.
• Summer Healthcare Internship Program (SHCIP) management for the Minnesota Department of Health
• Overview: "Health Care Work Force: MHA Addresses Projected Work Force Shortage," June 2006": [PDF]
  

Contact Rick Kreyer, MHA vice president of work force, at (651) 641-1121 or (800) 462-5393.