2025 Workforce Report
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Jill Williams
Vice President of Workforce Development
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Although the results are positive overall, real challenges remain.
MHA is actively partnering with hospitals across the state to build and support a dynamic health care workforce that is ready to meet the needs of their patients and communities today and into the future.
Turnover and vacancy rates experienced continued moderation since historically high rates recorded in 2021 according to newly released data in the Missouri Hospital Association’s 2025 Annual Workforce Report.
For the first time since 2020, combined data for all surveyed positions finds that vacancy rates in 2024 dropped below 10%. Vacancy rates now are below pre-pandemic levels among registered nurses and all surveyed positions when aggregated.
During the same period, turnover has gradually declined, maintaining 22.2% over the past two years. R.N. turnover rates also have dropped below 2020 levels, although at 16.1%, remain uncomfortably high.
MHA's Approach to Workforce
The Missouri Hospital Association understands workforce issues remain the greatest challenge for its members. Through member feedback, MHA proposes an enhanced approach to meet members’ existing and emerging workforce challenges.