OMAHA- The University of Nebraska Medical Center is projecting "steady growth" in the number of physicians, physician assistants, nurses, and other healthcare professionals working in Nebraska by the end of the decade. The number of physicians, according to the report, is expected to grow by 19% by 2030.

This forecast came from UNMC's "2023 Status of the Nebraska Healthcare Workforce," which is published annually by the college's Office of Rural Health Initiatives. While the report expects growth in certain fields, however, it also indicated that several challenges remain for Nebraska.

According to the report, despite the number of physicians practicing in Cornhusker State rising from 3,950 in 2017 to 4,271 in 2023, an increasing number of those new workers are choosing to work in urban areas of the state. Indeed, the report found that 83% of all diagnosing and treating practitioners were concentrated in metropolitan areas.

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