17 January 2024
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — A local organization affiliated with The Greater Wichita Partnership has received a grant to help fill gaps in the local healthcare workforce.
Opportunity Wichita has received $25,000 from HCA Healthcare Foundation’s Healthier Tomorrow Fund. The grant will be used to help the community’s workforce development strategy.
“This is a tremendous opportunity to connect the work of the Partnership’s newly formed Talent Community Engagement Committee with the workforce needs in the healthcare sector of our region,” says Greater Wichita Partnership Senior Strategic Advisor for Talent Roadmap and Workforce Development Tami Bradley in a news release. “We are extremely grateful to Wesley Healthcare and the HCA Healthcare Foundation for its investment in the region’s talent pipeline.”
“We are grateful HCA continues to invest in Wichita,” says Wesley Healthcare’s President and CEO Bill Voloch. “It’s no secret our community needs more healthcare workers. This is a perfect partnership to address that need.”
The funding will help with the development of a talent marketing campaign for healthcare workers in the Wichita area. It will focus on new skills for current healthcare workers or training talent in “untapped and underserved communities.”
“I am extremely proud of our Talent Team’s dedication to not only elevating our region’s workforce but to holistically strengthening the future of work. This grant will add to their relentless efforts, and I am optimistic about the ongoing, transformative impact this will have on the Wichita region for years to come,” says Partnership President Jeff Fluhr. “Thank you to Wesley Healthcare and the HCA Healthcare Foundation for its continued support of our region’s workforce development.”
For more about the Greater Wichita Partnership, visit their website.