Report to Congress: The Critical Care Workforce: A Study of the Supply and Demand for Critical Care Physicians
May 2006
DHHS, Health Resources and Services Administration
The Lewin Group assisted the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration respond to a Congressional request to examine the adequacy of the critical care workforce. Using findings from the literature, original research, and projections from the Physician Supply Model and Physician Demand Model, this report examines the current and future supply of critical care physicians (intensivists); the major factors and trends affecting the demand for their services; and the likely inadequacy of their numbers through 2020.