MHA Publishes Annual Workforce Report, Interactive Dashboards
The Missouri Hospital Association published its 2026 Workforce Report and associated statewide and regional workforce data. This year’s release includes interactive dashboards for deeper dives in the data by region, profession and year.
The report shows that turnover rates for hospital positions increased slightly last year to 23.7%, compared to 22.2% in 2024. Vacancy rates in these professions in 2025 remained mostly stable at 10.1%, a slight uptick from 9.7% in 2024.
Data for registered nurses showed similar trends, with a turnover rate of 18.8% and a vacancy rate of 10.9% last year. In 2024, the turnover and vacancy rates for R.N.s were 16.1% and 10.1%, respectively.
Information about the resources and programs MHA and partners are engaged in to attract, train and retain the workforce are available on MoHospitals.org.
The report includes vacancy and turnover rates for 35 hospital- and clinic-based positions, submitted by 126 hospitals and reported as of Dec. 31, 2025.
The Missouri Hospital Association is a nonprofit association in Jefferson City that represents 136 Missouri hospitals. In addition to representation and advocacy on behalf of its membership, the association offers continuing education programs on current health care topics and seeks to educate the public about health care issues.