Michigan Health Council

11/03/2026

Most healthcare occupations in Michigan are projected to grow over the next decade. However, all 36 occupations analyzed in the 2026 Michigan Healthcare Workforce Index have lower employment growth projections than in the 2025 Index.

What factors are affecting workforce growth, and how could this shift impact access to care in the state of Michigan? Learn more at mhc.org/index.

11/02/2026

Elizabeth Kutter, Vice President and Deputy General Counsel at the Michigan Health & Hospital Association and MHC board member, values the opportunity to collaborate with leaders who share her passion for supporting Michigan’s healthcare workforce. She brings insights from her work with member hospitals to conversations about attracting and retaining healthcare professionals and preparing for Michigan’s future workforce needs.

Elizabeth Kutter serves as Vice President and Deputy General Counsel at the Michigan Health & Hospital Association and is a member at large of the Michigan Health Council Board of Trustees, representing healthcare facilities. She recently shared how serving on the MHC board connects with her passion...

10/29/2026

At the Michigan Healthcare Workforce Summit, discussions highlighted efforts to expand career awareness, develop talent, and support the needs of communities across the state. Speakers shared their experiences and offered insights into the partnerships and initiatives that are moving this work forward.

Thank you to everyone who made the day possible, from our planning partners and sponsors to our speakers, panelists, and staff!

Michigan Health Council welcomed healthcare, education, workforce, and community partners to the Michigan Healthcare Workforce Summit on October 27, 2026. Centered on "Building What’s Next,” the event brought participants together to share ideas, strengthen connections, and explore solutions to ...

10/28/2026

We’re grateful for the opportunity to share insights from the 2026 Michigan Healthcare Workforce Index at today's Regional Healthcare Talent Collaborative meeting with the Detroit Regional Chamber. Our data is intended to help stakeholders develop effective workforce strategies.

Download the Index at mhc.org/index.

10/28/2026

What’s next for Michigan’s healthcare workforce? At the Michigan Healthcare Workforce Summit: Building What’s Next, leaders and partners came together to share ideas, discuss challenges, and explore solutions.

Conversations focused on Michigan’s most pressing healthcare workforce challenges and practical steps to address them. Just as valuable were the connections made among people bringing different experiences and perspectives to this shared work.

Thank you to our staff, planning committee, speakers, panelists, sponsors, and attendees. We look forward to carrying these conversations into our ongoing work and building on the relationships that help move Michigan’s healthcare workforce forward.

Planning partners:
Michigan Health & Hospital Association, Michigan Primary Care Association, Michigan Homecare and Hospice, Michigan Center for Rural Health, and MDHHS Office of Tribal Government Services and Policy

Sponsors:
Michigan Health Endowment Fund, Delta Dental Foundation, Detroit Regional Chamber, Joint Venture Hospital Laboratories, Michigan Association of Ambulance Services, Michigan Health & Hospital Association, Michigan Homecare and Hospice Association, and Michigan Center for Rural Health

10/27/2026

Conversations are underway at the Michigan Healthcare Workforce Summit: Building What’s Next!

Speakers and attendees are sharing their experiences, discussing workforce challenges, and exploring strategies they can bring back to their organizations.

Thank you to everyone contributing questions and perspectives.

10/27/2026

We’re starting the day with breakfast and conversation at the Michigan Healthcare Workforce Summit: Building What’s Next!

Today, healthcare leaders, educators, employers, policymakers, workforce professionals, Tribes, and community partners are coming together to learn from one another, build connections, and explore practical ways to help strengthen Michigan’s healthcare workforce.

10/22/2026

We’re pleased to share that MHC has been awarded $970,000 through Michigan’s Rural Health Transformation Program. Career-Advancing Rural Excellence (CARE) for Nurses will help support up to 50 LPNs and RNs seeking to earn BSN degrees in exchange for committing to work in rural communities after graduation.

The program will also provide stipends for faculty mentors and clinical preceptors, as it aims to combine financial assistance, faculty mentorship, and individualized support to strengthen the rural nursing workforce.

We’re proud to partner with Lake Superior State University, Northern Michigan University, Marquette-Alger RESA, Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital, and U.P. Home Health & Hospice to help advance Michigan’s rural nursing workforce.

CARE for Nurses will support up to 50 nurses pursuing BSN degrees, as well as preceptors and faculty mentorship, in rural MichiganFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECONTACT: Ana HornburgMichigan Health [email protected](517) 908-8229OKEMOS, Mich.—(October 22, 2026)—Michigan Health Council (MHC) has ...

10/22/2026

Moving Michigan’s healthcare workforce from planning to action means investing in efforts that put shared priorities into practice.

Through our first mini-grant program, Michigan Health Council awarded $30,000 to three organizations supporting healthcare career exploration, pathways into direct care and nursing, and nurse preceptor training. These projects advance the Michigan Healthcare Workforce Plan and will help us learn which approaches could be expanded or replicated.

As our CEO Craig Donahue shares, these grants are one step toward building the workforce Michigan needs through investment, partnership, and a willingness to learn from what works.

As I look at Michigan’s healthcare workforce, I see no shortage of people who understand the challenges. Employers are navigating persistent vacancies and turnover.

10/21/2026

Future health professionals are helping shape how students explore healthcare careers!

Catholic Central High School's Michigan HOSA members recently piloted a new healthcare career exploration app we're developing to connect students with shadowing experiences. Their feedback will help make it more engaging and useful for students across Michigan.

Thank you to Catholic Central’s students and educators for sharing their time and ideas as we develop this resource!

Catholic Central's HOSA chapter was recently selected to pilot a new career-exploration website and app developed by the Michigan Health Council (MHC).