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Show Table 2. Mean Score Comparisons of Selected Urban and Rural Hospital Data Urban Rural p-score* Respiratory Therapists Average turnover Average age Radiological Techs Average turnover Average age Clinical Lab Technologists Average tenure Physical Therapists Average turnover Registered Nurses Openings/aver. Beds 16.50% 40.9 years 10.60% 38.7 years 7.6 years 6.60% 0.14 14.20% 44.2 years 8.10% 32.9 years 6.8 years 13.80% 0.04 0.063 0.025 0.059 0.058 0.036 0.052 0.044 Source: Workforce survey of 31 Utah hospitals, first quarter 2002. * a p-score of .05 of less indicates a statistically significant difference between the two averages. Table 3. Hospital Demand and the Number of Utah Graduates for Selected Nursing and Allied Health Positions Utah Hospital Demand Utah Graduates RNs Respiratory Therapists Radiologic Technologists Clinical laboratory Scientists Physical Therapists Pharmacists 930 64.5 56 30 12 32 615 50 85 35 36 40 Source: Workforce survey of 31 Utah hospitals, first quarter 2002 and an informal poll of Utah universities. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). (2000, December). Report to Congress, The Pharmacists Workforce: A Study of the Supply and Demand for Pharmacists. Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals (FNHP) (2001). The nurse shortage: Perspectives from current direct care nurses and former direct care nurses (opinion research study conducted by Peter D. Hart Research Associates) Washington, D.C., http://'www,aft.org/healthcare/ downloadfiles/HartReport.pdf Greenfield, L. (1999). Doctors and nurses: A troubled partnership. Annals of Surgery, 230(3). Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). (2001). The Health Care Workforce in Ten States: Education, Practice and Policy, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Kinard, J.& Little. B. (1999). Are hospitals facing a critical shortage of skilled workers? The Health Care Supervisor, 77(4), 54-62. Nelson, R. (2002). U.S. nursing shortage a 'national security concern,' Lancet, 360,(9336). Northwest Health Foundation,. (2001). Oregon 's nursing shortage: A public health crisis in the making. Tieman, J. (2002, February 4). A Grim Outlook. Modern Healthcare: 18. Utah Medical Education Council (UMEC). (2002a). Utah's pharmacist workforce. Utah Medical Education Council (UMEC). (2002b). Utah registered nurses (3rd Quarter 2001) by county of license address. Unpublished manuscript. ABOUT THE AUTHORS Kenneth L. Johnson, Ph.D., C.H.E.S., is associate professor and chair of the Department of Health Administrative Services, Dumke College of Health Professions, Weber State University. Richard B. Dwore, Ph.D., is an associate professor in the University of Utah College of Health. He received his M.A. and Ph.D. in Hospital and Health Administration from the University of Iowa. Bruce P. Murray, Ph.D., FACHE, CAE, is executive vice presi- dent, UHA, Utah Hospitals and Health Systems Association, where he has been employed for nineteen years. He is a Fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives and a Certified Association Executive with the American Society of Association Executives. Robert J. Parsons, Ph.D.. is the director of the George W. Rom-ney Institute of Public Management in the Marriott School at Brigham Young University. . Utah's Health: An Annual Review Volume DC 13 |