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/