Abbott Northwestern Hospital
Responding
to critical workforce needs

"The
college's responsiveness and ability to adjust curricula to meet
the needs of the local employee population and our changing employment
needs have helped to make this project an effective partnership."
- Denny DeNarvaez, President, Abbott Northwestern Hospital
Client: Abbott Northwestern Hospital
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Industry: The largest not-for-profit hospital in the Twin
Cities area
Number of employees: 5,200
The challenge:
Abbot Northwestern Hospital urgently needed to help alleviate its severe shortage of health care
workers.
The solution:
Minneapolis Community and Technical College teamed up with three
area hospitals to train current and potential hospital employees.
Training is offered at an equipped facility adjacent to Abbott Northwestern
Hospital, Minneapolis Children's Hospital and Hennepin County Medical
Center.
"We chose to work with Minneapolis Community
and Technical College because we knew the college's curriculum would
help us fill job vacancies in a tight labor market and because of
their close connection to this community and its local residents,"
said Eric Eoloff, director of public affairs and facility planning
for Abbott Northwestern Hospital. "The college's leadership
and staff do effective outreach in the community, and their commitment
to work with us to meet our recruitment goals has been unwavering."
The college offers training to prepare students
to become nursing assistants, phlebotomists, insurance coders, medical
transcriptionists, surgery and radiology technicians, and clerical
support assistants. Additional courses including prerequisites to
the college's nursing program and English-as-a-Second Language classes
are also offered.
"We couldn't have done this without the support
of the Minneapolis Community and Technical College," said Denny
DeNarvaez, president Abbott Northwestern Hospital.
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