Forty percent of hospitals are severely impacted by physician shortages, according to Doximity's 2024 "Physician Compensation Report."
The report, published May 23, consists of more than 33,000 physician compensation surveys completed between January and December 2023, with data from about 150,000 compensation surveys over the last five years. Read more about the methodology here.
Here's how surveyed practice types described the impact of the physician shortage on their practice:
Health system, integrated delivery network or accountable care organization
Mild: 16%
Moderate: 43%
Severe: 36%
Hospital
Mild: 10%
Moderate: 42%
Severe: 40%
Multispecialty group
Mild: 15%
Moderate: 47%
Severe: 29%
Academic
Mild: 10%
Moderate: 49%
Severe: 29%
Single-specialty group
Mild: 19%
Moderate: 46%
Severe: 22%
Solo practice
Mild: 23%
Moderate: 26%
Severe: 20%