Gov. Pat Quinn says he is taking steps to ensure Illinois has the workforce it needs to fill thousands of new health care jobs.
Quinn says the jobs will be created as Illinois implements the Affordable Care Act, which will expand health care coverage to hundreds of thousands of people.
In a press release Saturday the governor says he's directed Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. LaMarHasbrouck to lead a Health Care Workforce Workgroup. The group will assess and plan for the jobs needed to serve a growing and increasingly aging and diverse population.
Its members will include representatives from the departments of veteran's affairs and human services and the University of Illinois College of Medicine.
The group will recommended a workforce action plan by September.
