DOTmed June 21, 2024
The nurse shortage in the U.S. is bad and it’s likely to get worse. Those grim findings are based on responses from over 100 healthcare executives across leading hospital networks, 90% of whom believe the nurse shortage will intensify in the coming years.
Current projections show the U.S. facing a shortfall of 1 million nurses by 2030. This shortage is placing immense pressure on existing staff and raising concerns about the quality of patient care.
Only 32% of healthcare executives surveyed are satisfied with current patient-to-staff ratios, and 78% believe they lack sufficient nursing staff to handle a large-scale health crisis.
The numbers were compiled by San Francisco-based healthcare job site Incredible Health in its 2024 Healthcare Executive Report, which...
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