The national turnover rate for hospitals as of January 2022 is 26% annually and 100% every 5 years. And between January to August 2022, over 230,000 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and other clinicians had quit their jobs as of August 2022. And as the worker shortages affect current and prospective staff, patients are also experiencing the consequences.
 
As healthcare employers grapple with the realities of staffing shortages across the country, it’s become more important than ever to analyze key reasons for employee departure and discover new ways to support existing workers, recruit new talent, lower turnover in an ailing industry.