2023 Annual Workforce Report
MHA’s 2023 Workforce Report finds that in 2022, hospitals continued to struggle with finding and retaining staff, including nurses who comprise the largest single category of employee. Although turnover and vacancy rates among nurses and many of the other surveyed professions decreased in 2022, these costly and disruptive workforce challenges remain high — exceeding all survey years other than in 2021. The report includes data from 128 hospitals and identifies trends among 28 hospital-based positions and four clinic and physician practice positions.
2022 Annual Workforce Report
MHA’s 2022 Workforce Report finds that turmoil in the hospital workforce — including unprecedented levels of turnover and vacancy — presents a risk to care delivery and workforce sustainability. This threat is both immediate and long term. Two categories of caregivers that were essential to COVID-19 response have among the highest rate of vacancy — nurses and respiratory therapists. And, this year’s report finds staff R.N. vacancy rates at 19.8% — the highest in the 21-year history of the survey. The report includes data from 128 hospitals and identifies trends among 32 hospital-based positions and four clinic and physician practice positions.
2021 COVID-19 Workforce Report
MHA’s 2021 COVID-19 Workforce Report examines how the pandemic has influenced the hospital workforce and how it will alter workforce planning in the future. The report is built around five pillars of change, and each includes lessons learned from Missouri hospitals, as well as recommended action steps for hospital leaders, workforce planners and stakeholders. By using the lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic, hospitals — and partners in academia and workforce development — can transfer the best practices established during the pandemic to build a more robust hospital and health care workforce.
2021 Annual Workforce Report
MHA’s 2021 Workforce Report indicates a combined turnover rate among all professions surveyed reached an all-time high at 21.5% statewide. The analysis finds increased vacancy and turnover rates among a majority of the health care positions surveyed. The data in this report reflect the status of the hospital workforce in 2020, and thus reflect a COVID-19 workforce. The report includes data from 131 hospitals and identifies trends among 28 hospital-based positions and four clinic and physician practice positions.
