October 13, 2025- Staffing shortages are one of the most prevalent challenges facing the healthcare industry, and ambulatory surgery centers are no exception. As ASCs continue to grow in popularity due to convenience and cost-effectiveness, so does the demand for skilled teams to take care of patients. Healthcare can be sort of a revolving door when it comes to employees, and it’s not easy to keep facilities staffed in those kinds of conditions.
Repertoire Magazine sat down with Erin Boers, VP, HR Services at MedHQ, and Mayte Rechani, Executive Director at MedHQ, to discuss navigating staffing challenges for ASCs, the toll of burnout in a healthcare environment and how to improve employee engagement. MedHQ is a provider of healthcare advisory and administrative solutions, including HR and staffing, to ASCs and other organization types.
Workforce dynamics in ASCs
Like every other healthcare setting, there have been numerous shifts for the ASC workforce in recent years. The world has changed so much since 2020, especially for healthcare workers. The pandemic alone created a seismic change in how the public viewed the healthcare industry, both positive and negative, and the fallout from that has completely transformed the landscape of the industry.
One of the most significant components of that fallout is the staffing shortage. The National Library of Medicine published a study showing that more than one-third of nurses will reach retirement age in the next 10 to 15 years, while the National Council of State Boards of Nursing reported in 2023 that 100,000 nurses left the profession altogether during the pandemic due to stress, burnout, and retirement.
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