Medical Laboratory Technologist Shortage

We’re Facing A Critical Shortage Of Medical Laboratory …

https://www.forbes.com/sites/judystone/2022/04/28/were-facing-a-critical-shortage-of-medical-laboratory-professionals/

Here, we are 20-25,000 short on staff, with only 337,800 practicing. That is roughly one medical laboratory scientist per 1,000 people. Why is this? A survey of laboratory professionals by...

The Shortage of Clinical Laboratory Technologists

https://clpmag.com/lab-management/education/the-causes-and-potential-solutions-for-the-current-shortage-of-clinical-laboratory-technologists/

It is estimated that the industry is short between 20,000 and 25,000 laboratory technologists 3, with roughly 335,000 …

Addressing the Clinical Laboratory Workforce Shortage

https://ascls.org/addressing-the-clinical-laboratory-workforce-shortage/

The BLS projects a nationwide need for a 13% average increase in medical laboratory technologists and technicians between 2016 and 2026, which is nearly double the …

Medical Lab Staffing Shortages Have Reached the …

https://www.qualitydigest.com/inside/healthcare-column/medical-lab-staffing-shortages-have-reached-breaking-point-021522.html

‘Nobody Sees Us’: Testing-Lab Workers Strain …

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/03/health/coronavirus-testing-labs-workers.html

But since the spring, laboratories around the country have been hamstrung by severe, often unpredictable shortages of …

MLO’s 2021 Annual Salary Survey of …

https://www.mlo-online.com/management/careers/article/21210806/mlos-2021-annual-salary-survey-of-laboratory-professionals

When asked what impact the current shortages of medical personnel have on their lab operational efficiency, 80 percent of those surveyed said it has a “moderate or large impact,” …

A Shortage of Skilled Medical Lab …

https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/a-shortage-of-skilled-medical-lab-workers-is-looming/

Waiting for the answers stress patients. However, producing these results quickly is increasingly challenging. A constantly growing number of patients and a greater number of …

The Medical Laboratory Personnel Shortage - ASCP

https://www.ascp.org/content/docs/default-source/policy-statements/ascp-pdft-pp-med-lab-personnel-short.pdf?sfvrsn=2

The Medical Laboratory Personnel Shortage (Policy Number 04-04) Policy Statement ASCP believes that the severity of the medical laboratory personnel shortage …

Clinical Laboratory Technologists and …

https://www.bls.gov/ooh/healthcare/clinical-laboratory-technologists-and-technicians.htm

About 25,600 openings for clinical laboratory technologists and technicians are projected each year, on average, over the decade. Many of those openings are expected to result …

Clinical Laboratory Personnel Shortage - ASCLS

https://ascls.org/workforce/

In June 16, 2000, representatives from twelve (12) different laboratory organizations and two (2) government agencies met in Chicago to participate in the first Summit on the …