Majority of senior health system execs say nursing shortage is critical, poll finds. What are they doing to address it?

Fierce Healthcare June 14, 2023
By Dave Muoio

Yet another survey of health system higher-ups shows workforce challenges are front of mind, though most executives reported their organizations haven’t adopted key nursing asks such as flexible scheduling or staffing ratios to draw in more talent.

Specifically, 94 out of 100 senior health system executives polled by healthcare career marketplace Incredible Health in May described their nursing shortage as “critical,” and just over two-thirds said they don’t have adequate nursing staff to handle a large-scale health crisis.

Ninety-three of the respondents said their system leaned on travel nurses to meet demand. Most executives reported that these workers make up a quarter of their entire nursing staff, and more than 40% said more than a quarter of their...

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