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Hospital CEOs concerned about physician and nurse shortages
Physician Practice Advisor, May 16, 2007
More than two-thirds of hospital CEOs view physician shortages as a serious problem, and more than three-fourths view nursing shortages as a major issue, according to a survey of more than 400 hospital CEOs conducted by the Council on Physician and Nurse Supply.
Significant findings from the survey include the following:
- 86% of hospital CEOs surveyed are currently recruiting physicians
- 89% are currently recruiting nurses
- Of those recruiting physicians, 80% are seeking primary care doctors while 74% are seeking specialists
- 94% of responding CEOs said recruiting physicians is difficult and/or challenging
- 86% indicated that recruiting nurses is difficult and/or challenging
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