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The Challenge
One out of every six people struggle with infertility, according to
the World Health Organization1
who are busy helping everyone else are suff ering from infertility
at nearly twice that rate, with data showing one out of every
four female physicians2
themselves.
This reality means top healthcare talent are factoring in more than
one hospital versus moving to another. Recruitment and retention
just a competitive salary when making decisions about staying at
with a national healthcare retention report highlighting a nearly
have consistently been a challenge for hospitals across the country,
18% nationwide hospital turnover rate
3 between 2015 and 2019.
the healthcare industry suff ering a net loss of 460,000 workers
The COVID-19 pandemic further exacerbated the challenge, with
4
between February 2020 and November 2021.
Not only do retention and recruitment challenges mean a loss of
hospital talent, but it also comes with hundreds of thousands of
dollars in expenses5
and reproductive health by 2024, an equitable, comprehensive
fertility and family building solution is key.
1. https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/978920068315a | 2. https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp1915331 | 3. https://www.nsinursingsolutions.com/Documents/Library/NSI_National_Health_Care_Retention_
Report.pdf | 4. https://human-resources-health.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12960-022-00764-7#:~:text=In%20the%20United%20States%2C%20the,behind%20their%20resignation%20%5B6%5D.
The COVID-19 pandemic further exacerbated the challenge, with
the healthcare industry suff ering a net loss of 460,000 workers4
between February 2020 and November 2021.
, and it turns out the healthcare pros
require infertility assistance. One of the
key drivers for this startling statistic is that many doctors put their
education and desire to help others ahead of family planning for
education and desire to help others ahead of family planning for
. Now is the time for children's hospitals across
the country to get creative in supporting their workforce. With 85%
of large organizations6
planning to expand their support of fertility

https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/978920068315a https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp1915331 https://www.nsinursingsolutions.com/Documents/Library/NSI_National_Health_Care_Retention_report.pdf https://human-resources-health.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12960-022-00764-7#:~:text=In%20the%20United%20States%2C%20the,behind%20their%20resignation%20%5B6%5D https://www.nsinursingsolutions.com/Documents/Library/NSI_National_Health_Care_Retention_report.pdf

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