How AlliedUP cut allied healthcare attrition from 50% to under 20%
Healthcare has a turnover problem that placement alone cannot fix. Milissa Ales-Barnicoat, CEO of AlliedUP Cooperative, built a talent incubator to fix that.
Her co-op model reduced attrition in allied healthcare roles from over 50% to less than 20% by wrapping coaching, job readiness assessment, and community around every placement.
Milissa breaks down how the co-op structure works, why radiology technicians are one of the hardest-to-fill roles in allied healthcare, and how her team is approaching the line between AI enablement and human judgment in patient care hiring.
Topics discussed:
How a worker-owned co-op model changes accountability and decision-making
Reducing allied healthcare attrition from over 50% to less than 20%
Running job readiness assessments before any placement happens
Building confidence in early-career healthcare workers through one-on-one coaching
The Talent Growth Hub as a community and career progression resource
Why radiology technicians are one of the hardest-to-fill roles in allied healthcare
Where home health care growth is heading and what qualifications workers need
Using AI with a human in the loop across recruiting and training