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Kansas City, MO-KS

Kansas City, MO-IL
Q3 2010 - Market Summary

The near-term demand for health care workers in the Kansas City metro area continued to improve during the third quarter of 2010. Of note during the quarter, the University of Kansas Hospital announced that it has received approval for a $50 million expansion to its Center for Advanced Heart Care. The project will likely add 60 to 100 jobs is expected to be completed by 2012. Also of note, Saint Luke’s East-Lee Summit added 30 beds and hired 47 new nurses for the new unit, North Kansas City Hospital is close to completing a renovation and expansion of its labor and nursery services, and Research Belton Hospital will break ground in October on a $39 million expansion that will include more than 82,000 square feet of new construction, expand emergency, surgical and inpatient capacity, and add at least 49 FT positions to the hospital’s 180 person staff.

On a comparative basis the Kansas City health care labor market is outperforming many other areas in the country, registering a Q3 LMPI score of 50.66, up 5% from the prior quarter and compared to the LMPI composite of 50.62.



Q3 Workforce Announcements

North Kansas City Hospital nears completion of expansion projects. September 17, 2010
North Kansas City Hospital is closing in on the completion of two expansion projects. Hospital officials expect to complete a renovation of the hospital’s seventh and eighth floors to upgrade labor and nursery services by February.
http://kansascity.bizjournals.com/kansascity/stories/2010/09/20/...

Research Belton Hospital plans expansion. September 17, 2010
Research Belton Hospital will break ground next month on a $39.1 million expansion. The project will include more than 82,000 square feet of new construction; expand emergency, surgical and inpatient capacity; and add at least 49 full-time positions to the hospital’s 180-person staff.
http://kansascity.bizjournals.com/kansascity/stories/2010/09/20/...

Saint Luke’s Hospital opens new labor and delivery unit. September 9, 2010
Saint Luke’s Hospital will open a new labor and delivery unit. The unit is 23,300 square feet - twice the size of the previous space - and is on the second floor of the hospital’s new Ellen Hockaday Center for Women’s Care.
http://kansascity.bizjournals.com/kansascity/stories/2010/09/06/...

Saint Luke’s East-Lee’s Summit adds beds, hires nurses. September 3, 2010
Saint Luke’s East-Lee’s Summit has added 30 beds, bringing its total bed count to 117, the hospital announced. To date, the hospital has hired 47 employees for the unit, most of whom are registered nurses. A release said the hospital would continue to recruit for the new unit.
http://kansascity.bizjournals.com/kansascity/stories/2010/08/30/...

NorthCare Hospice opens Monday, adding to U.S. hospice expansion. August 2, 2010
NorthCare is opening its hospice house in a vacant wing of North Kansas City Hospital. The facility will have 16 private rooms, employ 41 people and treat about 300 patients within its first year.
http://kansascity.bizjournals.com/kansascity/stories/2010/07/26/daily...

University of Kansas Hospital plans $50M heart center expansion. July 13, 2010
The University of Kansas Hospital Authority Board on Tuesday approved a $50 million expansion to the hospital’s Center for Advanced Heart Care. The project, which could add 60 to 100 jobs, is expected to be completed by 2012.
http://kansascity.bizjournals.com/kansascity/stories/2010/07/12/daily...

Federal money may help expand primary-care residency programs. July 2, 2010
Kansas City-area hospitals could offer more primary-care residency positions with the help of some federal financing, but there’s no guarantee that will translate into more residents, as these positions are hard to fill as it is. The Department of Health and Human Services released $168 million to create 500 positions at hospitals with existing primary-care residency programs.
http://kansascity.bizjournals.com/kansascity/stories/2010/07/05/story...

Previous market news

Hospitals and Health Systems

Source: US News & World Report

Education Program Expansions and Closures

No notable education program expansions and closures announced during Q3 2010.

Education Programs

Source: The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System

Health of the Local Economy

Lower home ownership rates reduce the impact of home price fluctuations and increase the willingness of healthcare employees to relocate for better job opportunities. Below are home ownership rates for the overall Kansas City, MO-KS market.

Source: www.census.gov accessed 10/1/2010
The recent rising unemployment rates create new demands for health services. Higher unemployment shifts the mix away from higher margin procedures to more primary care in the emergency room and critical care for conditions that should have been treated early at a primary care physician. In general, rising unemployment also reduces turnover and engagement of employed workers, while low unemployment tends to increase intra market churn. Below are unemployment rates for the overall Kansas City, MO-KS market.

Source: www.bls.gov accessed 10/1/2010

Additional Factors Influencing HWS Labor Market PulseTM Index

  • U.S. Census Bureau Population 2,002,047, #29 largest market
  • U.S. Census Bureau Population #182 oldest market
  • U.S. Census Bureau Population Growth 9%, #151 fastest growing market
   

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