Up to 168,000 hospital positions are unfilled today.

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Up to 168,000 hospital positions are unfilled
today.
Other Hospital Professions 25
Up to 126,000 RNs Needed Today
Registered Nurses 75
Hospital positions included in survey Registered
Nurses Pharmacists Radiological Technologists
Laboratory Technologists Billing /
Coders Housekeeping / Maintenance
Up to 168,000 hospital positions are unfilled
Source AHA Special Workforce Survey
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In hospitals, a large share of positions remain
unfilled. Vacancy Rates the Percent of
Unfilled, Budgeted Positions for Selected
Hospital Personnel
Source AHA Special Workforce Survey
3
While a problem in rural and urban areas, rural
hospitals have a larger percent unfilled
positions for most positions.Urban/Rural Vacancy
Rates for Selected Hospital Personnel
Source AHA Special Workforce Survey
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The reported shortage of hospital staff is
widespread. Percent of Hospitals that Perceive
there are More Job Openings than Available People
Source AHA Special Workforce Survey
5
75 of hospitals report more difficulty in
recruiting nurses than last year.Hospitals
reporting more Difficulty in Recruiting than Last
Year by Selected Hospital Personnel
Source AHA Special Workforce Survey
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Todays staffing shortages are causing access
problems for many hospitals.Percent of Hospitals
Reporting Occurrences as a Result of Workforce
Shortage Impacts
Source AHA Special Workforce Survey
7
Shortages have an impact on all hospitals, but
especially in urban hospitals that have higher
numbers of patients Hospitals Reporting Workforce
Shortage Impacts
Source AHA Special Workforce Survey
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The workforce shortage is getting worse, and
affecting access to care.Hospitals Reporting
Increased Frequency of Workforce Shortage Impacts
Compared to Last Year
Source AHA Special Workforce Survey