This statistic displays the total number of full-time equivalent (FTE) personnel in hospitals in the United States from 1946 to 2019. In 2019, there were just under six million FTE personnel in hospitals located in the country. The majority of registered hospitals in the United States are considered community hospitals.
Total number of hospital FTE personnel in the U.S. from 1946 to 2019
(in 1,000)
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American Hospital Association. (January 31, 2021). Total number of hospital FTE personnel in the U.S. from 1946 to 2019 (in 1,000) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/459765/total-hospital-fte-personnel-numbers-in-the-us/
American Hospital Association. "Total number of hospital FTE personnel in the U.S. from 1946 to 2019 (in 1,000)." Chart. January 31, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/459765/total-hospital-fte-personnel-numbers-in-the-us/
American Hospital Association. (2021). Total number of hospital FTE personnel in the U.S. from 1946 to 2019 (in 1,000). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/459765/total-hospital-fte-personnel-numbers-in-the-us/
American Hospital Association. "Total Number of Hospital Fte Personnel in The U.S. from 1946 to 2019 (in 1,000)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jan 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/459765/total-hospital-fte-personnel-numbers-in-the-us/
American Hospital Association, Total number of hospital FTE personnel in the U.S. from 1946 to 2019 (in 1,000) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/459765/total-hospital-fte-personnel-numbers-in-the-us/ (last visited May 09, 2025)
Total number of hospital FTE personnel in the U.S. from 1946 to 2019 (in 1,000) [Graph], American Hospital Association, January 31, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/459765/total-hospital-fte-personnel-numbers-in-the-us/
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