# 2 Solving the massive U.S. healthcare staffing shortage with clinical students. Eric Alvarez.

Eric Alvarez is the Founder and CEO of Grapefruit Health. Grapefruit Health is looking to relieve pressure caused by staffing shortages on the U.S. healthcare system by contracting clinical students to take over lower acuity work, improving patient outcomes.Eric shares what Grapefruit Health has been able to accomplish over the past year and a half, including iterating on feedback, successfully fundraising, and creating a flexible and versatile solution catered to the needs of providers. Eric also shares how Grapefruit Health has benefitted from his prior experiences working at a now-acquired enterprise healthcare solutions company and as a health system administrator. Check out Grapefruit Health: www.grapefruit.healthBe a guest: www.scalpelsandspreadsheets.comFollow us on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/scalpels-and-spreadsheets