Healthcare DIVE September 3, 2024
Certain states and specialties will face acute shortages, while others will see a surplus of workers, according to a new study from Mercer.
Dive Brief:
- An aging population with heightened care needs and lagging labor trends will create a shortage of over 100,000 critical healthcare workers around the close of the decade, according to a recent study from consultancy Mercer.
- Certain states and specialties will weather most of the burden, according to the report. Mercer projects a deficit of 73,000 nursing assistants by 2028 as the field grows by just 0.1% per year.
- New York, New Jersey and Tennessee are likely to experience the largest labor shortages across all roles by the same year. Meanwhile California, Pennsylvania and Texas...
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