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Bleeding Talent: Why Clinical Labs Struggle to Hire & Keep Phlebotomists (And What To Do About It)
Clinical laboratories are the unsung backbone of healthcare — but they’re hurting. Not from lack of demand, but from a chronic shortage of the people on the front lines: specimen collectors and phlebotomists. These roles may not grab headlines, but try running a lab without them. Spoiler: you can’t.
Let’s break down what’s causing this hiring headache and how forward-thinking labs can stop the bleeding.
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