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The Central Illinois Regional Collaborative Effort (CIRCLE) is an attempt to promote regional collaboration in the broad sense through enhanced networking, promotion of collaborative processes and communication of regional initiatives. Grant funds have been received at the EDC to improve networking, promote collaborative processes and increase communication of regional initiatives in the 22 counties comprising the Central and North Central Economic Development Regions. The hope is that individuals and communities within these regions will benefit from this collaboration through the exchange of knowledge and ideas. For grant purposes, Central Illinois is defined as the 22 counties comprising the Central and North Central Economic Development Regions (as defined by the Illinois Dept. of Commerce & Economic Opportunity), but fluid boundaries are anticipated as initiatives evolve. Currently, the EDR's include Bloomington-Normal, Decatur, Jacksonville, Springfield, Peoria and surrounding areas. The initial effort will be focused on healthcare workforce development.

 

Click here to watch a video about CIRCLE.

 

To learn about this initiative's latest news, click here.

 

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Regional Healthcare Workforce

Healthcare workforce collaborative initiatives originated from shared discussions regarding the challenges to communicate, coordinate ideas and influence policy in Central Illinois relating specifically to nursing workforce development. Subsequently, an opportunity to create a process that would enhance healthcare workforce development and collaboration in Central Illinois was made available across 22 counties in the form of a grant.  As a result of continued mutual dialoguing, healthcare/nursing concerns were identified as a priority for increased collaboration in Central Illinois.

 

Mission: The purpose of the Healthcare Workforce Development Community of Interest (Col) is to promote regional healthcare workforce development and collaboration in Central Illinois through enhanced communication, the analysis of healthcare workforce needs and recommendations for collaborative solutions. The goal is to raise awareness of healthcare workforce needs and generate action and results. 

 

Vision: Our Vision Embodies...

 

  • Trust and stronger communication

 

  • Increased impactful regional connections

 

  • Expansion and progress toward formalized and ongoing regional collaboration

 

  • Healthcare workforce shortage solutions

 

 

To see a visual representation of this effort, click here.

 

Read a recent article about the effort in Advance for Nurses magazine.

 

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Central Illinois Placements

Central Illinois Placements (CIP) is a web-based nursing clinical system that is designed to provide nursing schools and clinical sites with the ability to efficiently process online nursing clinical scheduling.

 

If you would like to learn more about the progress and functionality of CIP, please check out the links below. Or, if you would like to obtain training or demonstrations from the CIP coordinator, please email us at coordinator@bnbiz.org.

 

 

 

 

 

 

For more information about the regional healthcare workforce collaborative, contact Cheryl Harvey, regional healthcare workforce associate, at cheryl@bnbiz.org or (309) 452-8437.                                                                                         

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