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Column: West Virginia employs the highest percentage of individuals in health care compared to its total workforce

West Virginia Hospital Association Releases 2023 Health Care Workforce Report

By Jim Kaufman
President & CEO
West Virginia Hospital Association

The core mission of hospitals is caring for people. To fulfill that mission, hospitals need compassionate, skilled, trained, and dedicated professionals. In West Virginia, more than 49,000 compassionate caregivers are employed by hospitals, representing the largest segment of health care in the State. In fact, new data from the Kaiser Family Foundation shows that West…