Hawaii Sister Islands Among 15 US Counties with biggest primary health care worker shortages
Hawaii County, Hawaii
Full-time practitioners needed: 29.13
HPSA score: 15
Hawaii County has 53% fewer doctors than similar-sized communities on the mainland United States, according to a 2020 Hawaii Physician Workforce Assessment. It has 287 fewer doctors than it needs, the biggest shortage in the state. Over the past year, across the state, 110 doctors have retired, 139 have moved and 120 worked shorter hours. Hawaii is the only state that taxes Medicare benefits, and only one of two that taxes health care services….
