Our U.S. healthcare workforce is anything but healthy. In addition, it is also shrinking in numbers. For a country still in the midst of a pandemic, these numbers are more than alarming according to a report from the Surgeon General.
3 million
is a projected shortage of essential medical assistants,home health aides, and nursing assistants in the next 5 years.
140,000
is the projected shortage of physicians by 2033.
54%
of nurses and physicians, and up to 60% of medical students and residents, have suffered from burnout. The National Academies of Medicine (NAM) reported that burnout had reached “crisis” levels – in 2019, before COVID.
50%
of U.S. public health workers reported symptoms of at least one mental health condition, such as anxiety, depression, and increased levels of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
1.1 million
new registered nurses are needed by the end of 2022 according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Over half a million registered nurses are expected to retire by the end of the year.
8 out of 10
health workers reported in mid-2021 that they had experienced at least one type of workplace violence during the pandemic.
66%
of health workers reported being verbally threatened, and one-third of nurses reported an increase in violence.
