Case Study
How this Workforce Center Transformed Regional Clinical Capacity
Streamlining placement coordination across 28 programs and 31 clinical sites.
Unifying Regional Clinical Capacity at Scale
Regional Workforce Centers are increasingly tasked with solving one of healthcare education’s most complex challenges: coordinating clinical capacity across competing institutions.
This case study explores how the Maryland-DC Nursing Collaborative (MDDC) built a structured regional framework to transform fragmented workflows into a coordinated system. By aligning shared governance with a unified technology platform, the region improved placement predictability, reduced administrative friction, and strengthened workforce readiness.
What Made the Model Work
- Standardized placement timelines and communication across institutions.
- Improved transparency into clinical capacity and student demand.
- Reduced manual tracking, duplication, and back-and-forth coordination.
- Preserved institutional flexibility while scaling a regional model.
- Aligned education operations with workforce priorities.
Proven at Scale
In its first full year of coordinated operations, MDDC managed:
- 26,553 placement requests
- 28 academic nursing programs
- 31 hospitals and clinical facilities
The model continues to evolve, using shared data and collective decision-making to strengthen regional clinical education capacity.
“Exxat improves the experience for every stakeholder, especially students. It has streamlined the entire process, and students consistently tell us, ‘This is so much better than how we used to do it.’ Clinical education management is now simpler, smarter, and more student-centered.”
—Lori Harris
Subcommittee Co-Chair of MDDC Collaboration
Trusted by a broad network of clinical sites across the U.S.
