The long term care sector’s urgent need to immediately hire 8,000 interdisciplinary care team members has wide reaching implications, including the hospital system’s ability to discharge patients on a timely basis. In a recent Eagle Tribune article, MSCA President Tara M. Gregorio noted, “… the labor shortages underscore the need to prioritize nursing facility care by increasing funding, while simultaneously investing in proven workforce development initiatives and adopting smart immigration policies that further expand the number of available workers.”