Montana Workforce

Data and Future Trends

Montana—Future of Nursing April 2011 Montana Office of Rural Health/Area Health Education Center

Montana’s Healthcare Workforce

State Healthcare Workforce Planning Grant awarded to MT Office of Rural Health/AHEC and MT Department of Labor and Industry

Purpose: Create a healthcare workforce strategic plan, including implementation strategies

Input from stakeholders statewide

Focus groups

Profession and Sector workgroups

MT Healthcare Workforce Advisory committee

Factors Impacting Healthcare

Workforce

Montana vs. U.S. Unemployment

Factors Impacting Healthcare

Workforce

Source: Montana Department of Labor and Industry

Montana Health Care Employment vs. Total State Employment

Majority of

state is

frontier.

Factors Impacting Healthcare

Workforce

Factors Impacting Healthcare

Workforce

Factors Impacting Healthcare

Workforce

Factors Impacting Healthcare

Workforce

Factors Impacting Healthcare

Workforce

Health care reform

Health Information Technology

Economic recovery

Increasing demand for healthcare services

Aging baby boomers

New technology and pharmaceuticals

Factors Impacting Healthcare

Workforce

Source: The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), National

Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education

The number

of health

professions

graduates

has

increased.

Factors Impacting Healthcare

Workforce

Source: AHECs. Dept. of Labor, HPSA maps #39, #43, #53?

Majority of

the state is

designated

as a Health

Professional

Shortage

Area.

Demand for Health Professionals

in Montana

Year State

HP Vacancies

State HP Vacancy Rate

2010 117.1 4.4%

2009 226.2 4.0%

2007 Winter 461.5 7.8%

2007 Spring 197.6 5.9%

2006 391.9 7.1%

2005 422.7 6.9%

2003 353.0 5.3%

Source: MHA, An Association of Montana Health Care Providers, 2011

Current Demographics of Montana

Current State Population (2010):989,415

Projected Population (2020): 1,022,735

State Projected Growth Rate (2010 to 2020): 3.37%

Current State Unemployment Rate: 7.4%

State Healthcare Employment: 57,898

State Healthcare Employment Projection (2010-2020):

73,311 or 26.6% growth

Source: US Census, State Department of Employment and Economic Development

Factors Impacting Healthcare

Workforce

Health Professions Education in Montana

Primary Care Providers in Montana

940 PC physicians in Montana.

Primary Care Providers in Montana

856 APRNs and PAs in state.

Current Demand for Health

Professionals in Montana

Source: MT AHEC

2011

Statewide MT

AHEC

opportunities.

Primary Care Physician 58

Specialty Physician 17

NP/PA 4

Dentist 4

Dental Hygienist 1

All other health professionals 28

Future Trends in Healthcare Workforce:

Healthcare Job Outlook

0.0%

5.0%

10.0%

15.0%

20.0%

25.0%

30.0%

Healthcare Occupations All Occupations

26.6%

11.2%

Perc

ent

ChangeHealthcare Employment Outlook 2010-2020

Source: Montana Department of Labor and Industry

Healthcare

jobs will

grow at high

rate.

Statewide Summary

Numerous physician and allied health vacancies

Statewide health professions education

Healthcare workforce and population are aging

Increase in population

Use of telehealth

Montana Healthcare Workforce

Advisory Committee

Members

Tasks

Next steps

“The direction in which education starts a man will determine his future life.” Plato, The Republic