A-38 Table 5.1: Total Number of Active Physicians per 1,000 Persons by State, 2004 and 2005 Source: CDC, NCHS, Health United States, (1) Includes active federal and non-federal doctors of medicine and active doctors of osteopathy. Data for Chart 5.2 State Physicians per 1,000 Persons State Physicians per 1,000 Persons Alabama Montana Alaska Nebraska Arizona Nevada Arkansas New Hampshire California New Jersey Colorado New Mexico Connecticut New York Delaware North Carolina District of Columbia North Dakota Florida Ohio Georgia2.20 Oklahoma Hawaii Oregon Idaho Pennsylvania Illinois Rhode Island Indiana South Carolina Iowa South Dakota Kansas Tennessee Kentucky Texas Louisiana Utah Maine Vermont Maryland Virginia Massachusetts Washington Michigan West Virginia Minnesota Wisconsin Mississippi Wyoming Missouri
A-39 Table 5.2: Medical and Dental Residents in Training in Community Hospitals, 1981 – 2006 Source: Avalere Health analysis of American Hospital Association Annual Survey data, 2006, for community hospitals. Data for Chart 5.3 YearResidents , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,320
A-40 Table 5.3: Total Full-time Equivalent Employees Working in Hospitals and Full-time Equivalents per Adjusted Admission, (1) 1981 – 2006 Source: Avalere Health analysis of American Hospital Association Annual Survey data, 2006, 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. Data for Charts 5.4 and 5.5 YearFTE PersonnelFTE per Adjusted Admission 19813,028, ,305, ,095, ,016, ,996, ,024, ,106, ,195, ,297, ,415, ,530, ,615, ,674, ,690, ,707, ,724, ,789, ,831, ,837, ,911, ,987, ,069, ,108, ,147, ,256, ,343,
A-41 Table 5.4: Number of RN Full-time Equivalent Employees, RN Full-time Equivalent Employees per Adjusted Admission, and RN Full-time Equivalents as a Percentage of Total FTEs, 1987 – 2006 Year RN FTEs (thousands) RN FTEs per Adjusted Admission RN FTEs as a Percent of Total FTEs % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % 20031, % 20041, % 20051, % 20061, % Source: Avalere Health analysis of American Hospital Association Annual Survey data, 2006, for community hospitals. Data for Charts 5.6 and 5.7
A-42 Table 5.6: RN Employment by Type of Provider, 1980 – 2004 Source: Bureau of Health Professions, Health Resources and Services Administration. ( ). Findings from the National Survey of Registered Nurses. Link: Data for Chart Percent Employed by Hospitals65.7%68.1%67.9%66.5%60.1%59.1%56.2% Percent Employed by Nursing Homes/ Extended Care Facilities 8.0%7.8%6.6%7.0%8.1%6.9%6.3% Percent Employed by Public/Community Health 6.6%6.8% 9.7%13.2%18.3%14.9% All Other19.8%17.3%18.7%16.8%18.7%15.7%22.6% Table 5.5: Number of Physicians by Age, 1980, 1990, and 2006 Source: American Medical Association. (2008 Edition). Physician Characteristics and Distribution in the US. Data for Chart 5.8 Age Group Under 35128,506134,872141, ,840184,743213, ,063116,803223, ,23983,614166, & Over64,03195,389177,232 Total # of Physicians467,679615,421921,904
A-43 Table 5.7: Distribution of RN Workforce by Age Group, 1980 – 2020 (projected) Source: Bureau of Health Professions, Health Resources and Services Administration. ( ). Findings from the National Survey of Registered Nurses. Link: and 2020 projections derived from The Lewin Group analysis of the National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses, Data for Chart 5.10 Age Group (proj.) 2020 (proj.) 20s321,316252,890247,123233,437261,672266,514 30s320,101536,442614,728532,707539,981554,090 40s224,468419,766935,866916,956723,147651,459 50s171,240206,647585,497801,643896,206697,039 60s36,71646,372313,675395,450373,573535,371 Total # of RNs1,073,8411,462,1172,696,8902,880,1932,794,5802,704,473
A-44 Table 5.8: National Supply and Demand Projections for FTE RNs, 2000 – 2020 Source: National Center For Health Workforce Analysis, Bureau of Health Professions, Health Resources and Services Administration. (2004). What Is Behind HRSA’s Projected Supply, Demand, and Shortage of Registered Nurses? Link: ftp://ftp.hrsa.gov/bhpr/workforce/behindshortage.pdf. Data for Chart 5.12 YearRN FTE SupplyRN FTE Demand 20001,890,7002,001, ,942,5002,161, ,941,2002,347, ,866,1002,569, ,808,0002,824,900