New data has found that while the country continues to struggle with finding healthcare workers, these states are suffering the worst from the ongoing nursing shortage.
The data is part of a new study that examined labor trends in the healthcare industry and the growing need for care, finding that overall, there will be a shortage of over 100,000 critical healthcare workers in 2028, ranging from physicians to nursing assistants.
According to projections from the consulting firm Mercer, by 2028, there will be a surplus of registered nurses by about 30,000, though not every state will have an influx of workers.
The study predicts that New York, California, and Texas will struggle to find physicians over the next four years, while Pennsylvania, Indiana, and Minnesota will have a surplus.
For registered nurses, the report shared they are expected to be hard to find in New York, Tennessee, and Massachusetts.
However, every field is expected to have its …