Like their counterparts in hospitals, School Nurses provide frontline care. They coordinate services, treat injuries, manage chronic illnesses, support communicable disease prevention, and oversee safe medication administration. They also train unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) staff to assist with student medication needs when necessary.

Michigan captures 70 top-ten finishes, including eight national champions FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Ana Hornburg Michigan Health Council [email protected] (517) 908-8229 OKEMOS, Mich.—(June 24, 2026)—Michigan HOSA students earned national recognition at the 2026 HOSA International Leadership Conference (ILC), competing against thousands of students from across the United States and around the world. The conference brought together future healthcare professionals to s

Michigan’s healthcare system is facing mounting pressure from workforce shortages, rising costs, Medicaid cuts, an aging population, and persistent disparities in access to care. This combination of issues contributes to fractures in who receives timely and accessible healthcare in the state, with rural communities, low-income residents, communities of color, aging populations, and other historically underserved populations disproportionately impacted.

This year (2026), the first Baby Boomers turn 80. By 2031, the proportion of Michigan’s Baby Boomers aged 85+ will surge, making the state’s seniors older and more in need of care overall.

Baby Boomers revolutionized healthcare. They powered it. Now the system faces its greatest test: caring for the generation that helped create it. This generation, 76 million strong (1946-1964), drove hospital expansion, filled two-thirds of nursing roles in the 1990s, and pioneered new healthcare careers as Boomer women entered the workforce in record numbers. As the Baby Boomers hit retirement, that legacy began to reverse. Since 2016, about 60,000 Registered Nurses have re

SLC showcases next generation of healthcare workers set to take on the state’s growing healthcare workforce crisis CONTACT: Ana Hornburg Michigan Health Council [email protected] (517) 908-8229 OKEMOS, Mich.—(April 30, 2026)—With Michigan facing a healthcare workforce shortage affecting nearly every corner of the state, the Michigan Health Council (MHC) recently brought together thousands of high school and post-secondary students representing the next generation of healt