War for healthcare workers to heat up

The war for healthcare workers is about to heat up.  According to a survey of 285 hospital chief executive officers conducted by AMN Healthcare, most hospital CEOs plan in the next six months plan to maintain or even increase recruitment of healthcare professionals. Ninety-three percent expect to maintain or increase physician recruiting efforts, 89 percent expect to maintain or increase nurse recruiting efforts, 91 percent expect to maintain or increase allied healthcare professional recruiting efforts, and 93 percent expect to maintain or increase pharmacist recruiting efforts.

AMN, the nation's largest healthcare staffing company, reported that 95 percent of hospital CEOs said there is a shortage of physicians in the U.S., 91 percent said there is a shortage of nurses, 86 percent said there is a shortage of pharmacists, and 79 percent said there is a shortage of allied healthcare professionals.

Moreover, many CEOs believe there are not enough healthcare workers in their areas to meet the increased demand for medical services that universal access to care would create. Seventy percent said there would not be enough doctors to meet demand if access becomes universal, 51 percent said there would not be enough nurses, 48 percent said there would not be enough allied healthcare professionals and 45 percent said there would not be enough pharmacists.


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  1. chronic arthritis February 25, 2010 at 10:34 am -

    What will happen to healthcare workers salary if Hilary Clinton wins the election, or any other canidate?
    I am going to school to become a healthcare worker and in one of my classes we were talking about the election and how it’s outcome will affect our income as healthcare workers. I was just wondering which canidates plan for healthcare will affect our income.

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