An Exploratory Analysis of U.S. Health System Workforce Trends
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Description
Examines the impact of hospital mergers and acquisitions (M&As) and changes in health system affiliations on workforce availability. Utilizes 2018 and 2020-2023 Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Compendium of U.S. Health Systems data to examine hospital system membership and system workforce characteristics. Provides breakdowns of primary care physician, all physician, nurse practitioner, and physician assistant workforce supply per bed according to hospital characteristics such as census region, ownership, operating margin, and rurality.
Author(s)
Deborah Odihi, Tyler Malone
Date
07/2026
Organization
North Carolina Rural Health Research Program
Tagged as
Health workforce supply and demand
· Hospitals
· Nurse practitioners and other advanced practice registered nurses
· Physician assistants
· Physicians
· Primary care
· Rural-urban differences
· Statistics and data