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Originally Posted by jonny golden
Question: With 100 new health care positions being provided, will there be a problem filling them? Isn't there already a shortage of nurses?
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I'm pulling that staffing number out of my ass.
- I have no idea what the current staffing level is at the Shepody Centre.
- Staffing requirements at the new hospital will depend entirely on what services they intend to provide.
- If they are going the full OR/ICU route, staffing will increase exponentially.
- Are they going to have full radiology/laboratory capabilities? If so, then staffing will increase significantly
- Psychiatric services will entail many people on its own.
You get the idea.
This facility will be similar in size to the URVH, which I presume has about 500 staff. Now, since this facility is co-located with a penitentiary, many support services can be shared, decreasing staffing requirements. I am predicting 200-300 staff will still be required, some of which already exists at the Shepody Centre.
Will recruitment be difficult? Likely, but these are federal jobs with good compensation and excellent benefits. As long as people don't mind in a prison environment, the positions will be filled, perhaps from elsewhere in Canada.
There is certainly a risk however that some parasitization of workers from elsewhere in southeastern NB could occur.