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Chapter 5 Workforce
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Chart 5.1Total Number of Active Physiciansper
1,000 Persons1980 2002
Source CDC, NCHS Health United States, 1982,
1996-97, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003,
2004 (1) 1980 does not include doctors of
osteopathy
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Chart 5.2Total Number of Active
Physicians(1)per 1,000 Persons by State2002
RI 3.34 DE 2.52 DC 6.18
lt 2
2 2.99
3 3.99
gt 4
Source CDC, NCHS Health United States 2004
(1) Includes active non-federal doctors of
medicine and active doctors of osteopathy
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Chart 5.3Medical and Dental Residents in
Trainingin Community Hospitals1980 - 2003
Source The Lewin Group analysis of American
Hospital Association Annual Survey data, 1980
2003, for community hospitals
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Chart 5.4Total Full-Time Equivalent
EmployeesWorking in Hospitals1980 - 2003
Millions
Source The Lewin Group analysis of American
Hospital Association Annual Survey data, 1980
2003, for community hospitals
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Chart 5.5Full-Time Equivalent Employeesper
Adjusted Admission(1)1980 - 2003
Source The Lewin Group analysis of American
Hospital Association Annual Survey data, 1980
2003, for community hospitals (1) An aggregate
measure of workload reflecting the number of
inpatient admissions, plus an estimate of the
volume of outpatient services, expressed in units
equivalent to an inpatient admission in terms of
level of effort
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Chart 5.6Number of RN Full-Time Equivalent
Employees and RN FTEs per Adjusted
Admission1986 - 2003
RN FTEs per Adjusted Admission
Thousands of RN FTEs
RN FTEs
RN FTEs per Adjusted Admission
Source The Lewin Group analysis of American
Hospital Association Annual Survey data, 1986
2003, for community hospitals
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Chart 5.7RN Full-Time Equivalents as a
Percentage ofTotal Hospital Full-Time
Equivalents1986 - 2003
Source The Lewin Group analysis of American
Hospital Association Annual Survey data, 1986
2003, for community hospitals
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Chart 5.8Number of Physicians by Age1980,
1990, and 2003
Age Group
500
450
65 Over
400
350
300
55-64
250
Age 45 and over
200
150
100
45-54
50
0
Number of Physicians (in thousands)
50
100
35-44
150
Age under 44
200
250
Under 35
300
350
1980
1990
2003
Source American Medical Association, Physician
Characteristics and Distribution in the US, 2005
Edition
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Chart 5.9RN Employment by Type of Provider1980
- 2000
All Other
Public / Community Health
Nursing Homes /Extended Care Facilities
Hospitals
Source Findings from the National Sample Survey
of Registered Nurses, 1980-2000, Bureau of Health
Professions, Division of Nursing
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Chart 5.10Distribution of RN Workforce by Age
Group1980 - 2020 (Projected)
AgeGroup
1,500
60s
1,000
50s
Age 40 and over
500
40s
Number of RNs (in thousands)
0
30s
20s
500
Age under 40
1,000
1980
1990
2000 (proj.)
2010 (proj.)
2020 (proj.)
Source Buerhaus, P.I. et al. Implications of an
Aging Registered Nurse Workforce. JAMA 2000
283 2948-2954
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Chart 5.11Annual Percentage Change in Entry
Level Baccalaureate Nursing Enrollment 1990 - 2004
Source Berlin LE et al. Enrollment and
Graduations in Baccalaureate and Graduate
Programs in Nursing. Washington, DC American
Association of Colleges of Nursing, 1990-1991
1996-1997. American Association of Colleges of
Nursing, 2004.
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Chart 5.12National Supply and Demand
Projections for FTE RNs 2000 - 2020
RN FTE Demand
Shortage of over 1,000,000 nurses in 2020
FTEs (in thousands)
RN FTE Supply
Source National Center For Health Workforce
Analysis, Bureau of Health Professions, Health
Resources and Services Administration, 2004
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