Introduction: The medical laboratory professional workforce shortage in the United States
has been documented through several national survey reports that also describe the use of …

Study Objectives While studies have been conducted to track general staffing trends in the
medical laboratory, no data exists regarding staffing at the laboratory department level. In …

METHODS In January 2003, a one-page survey was mailed to the clinical laboratory
managers of the 95 hospitals in NJ. Surveys were coded for tracking purposes. A second …

Since the late 1990s, American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) vacancy data have
substantiated widespread anecdotal reports of shortages of clinical laboratory science …

Background Shortages in the healthcare workforce are well known in the fields of primary
care, behavioral health, long-term care, and oral health. Workforce shortages of clinical …

Other healthcare disciplines are experiencing similar problems. Nursing has the largest
work force and is most visible to the patient population; thus the nursing shortage gets much …

A survey of 583 midwestern laboratory managers was conducted to assess staffing trends
for laboratory professionals over the past 5 years and to ascertain future demands. Four …

OBJECTIVE: This study was undertaken to provide information on the current shortage of
clinical laboratory employees and to identify strategies for retaining laboratory employees …

Objectives To determine the extent and distribution of workforce shortages within the
nation's medical laboratories. Methods The 2016-2017 Vacancy Survey was conducted …

Determining numbers and types of personnel to staff clinical laboratories is important to
employers and educators. At 5-year intervals over the last 25 years, employment patterns …