Michigan Nurse Mapping

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Like much of the country, Michigan is experiencing a shortage of healthcare professionals, and the nursing shortage is expected to continue to 2030. Nursing shortages are expected to become more severe as the Michigan’s aging population requires more healthcare and as nurses from the Baby Boomer generation retire. This web site is designed to track the number of nurses across Michigan and identify areas with the greatest need for nurses.

This website was developed to provide information about the population of nurses available to health care facilities in Michigan based on rising concerns about the nursing shortage among professional nursing organizations and state agencies. More specifically, in 2004, the site was developed with support from the state of Michigan Nurse Professional Fund with the leadership of the Office of the Chief Nurse Executive and the support of Michigan nursing professional organizations and nursing stakeholders.

Background

The data presented were obtained from the Michigan Bureau of Professional Licensing and include all nurses who were registered to practice in Michigan. Historically, Michigan nurses were required to renew their license every two years no later than March 31st of the year their license expires. As such, each dataset included a cohort of nurses with newly renewed licenses and a cohort of nurses with licenses that are a year old. It is important to note that each dataset includes nurses who may not choose to renew their license when it expires. After renewal in March 2019, the renewal date will change to the initial licensure date. Anyone applying for licensure since 2017 has their initial licensure date as the renewal date.