AHA study: State short of nurses, other professions

by Steve Brawner (BRAWNERSTEVE@MAC.COM)

Arkansas in 2021 had only 76% of the registered nurses required to provide the national average level of care demand. The state fared better or worse compared to other states among other health professions, but it nevertheless remains short of health care workers in crucial areas.

Those were some of the conclusions of a study by GlobalData PLC that was commissioned by Arkansas Hospital Association Services, the AHA’s for-profit subsidiary that markets products to hospitals.

The report defines demand as “the amount and types of healthcare services patients are willing and able to purchase at prevailing prices and the number of healthcare workers that employers are willing and able to hire at prevailing salary levels.”

https://talkbusiness.net/2023/01/aha-study-state-short-of-nurses-other-professions/

AHA says hospitals had $15.2 billion impact in 2020

by Steve Brawner (BRAWNERSTEVE@MAC.COM)

Arkansas hospitals had an estimated annual economic impact of more than $15.2 billion in 2020, and they directly provide 47,300 jobs with a total payroll of almost $3.7 billion, according to a report distributed by the Arkansas Hospital Association.

The report is based on statewide data on employment, payroll, purchasing and capital spending. The AHA is composed of 105 member hospitals.

The report said Arkansas hospitals spend more than $4.1 billion annually on goods and services such as medical supplies, electricity, and food for patients. Those expenditures generate almost $7.5 billion in economic activity. Hospitals spent more than $617 million on buildings and equipment in 2020, generating more than $1.1 billion in economic activity.

https://talkbusiness.net/2022/05/aha-says-hospitals-had-15-2-billion-impact-in-2020/

Hospital Association Director Says Some Arkansas Hospitals 'Stretched Thin'

The continued rise in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations has some hospitals "stretched thin," with a shortage of healthcare workers more of a concern than hospital bed availability, according to Bo Ryall, president and CEO of the Arkansas Hospital Association.

Ryall, speaking Tuesday (Nov. 3) during Gov. Asa Hutchinson's weekly COVID briefing, said hospital systems in northeast and central Arkansas are especially "tight." He said the latest statewide numbers show that 10% of all occupied beds in Arkansas hospitals have COVID patients, 26% of intensive care beds have COVID patients, and 31% of ventilators in use are with COVID patients. Ryall said those percentages are some of the "highest numbers" in the key metrics.

https://www.ualrpublicradio.org/post/hospital-association-director-says-some-arkansas-hospitals-stretched-thin

Hospital Association Director Says Some Arkansas Hospitals 'Stretched Thin'

The continued rise in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations has some hospitals "stretched thin," with a shortage of healthcare workers more of a concern than hospital bed availability, according to Bo Ryall, president and CEO of the Arkansas Hospital Association. Ryall, speaking Tuesday (Nov. 3) during Gov.