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Kansas City, MO-KS

Kansas City, MO-IL
Q2 2009 - Market Summary

The strength of the Kansas City metropolitan health care labor market relative to the national market improved in the second quarter of 2009, despite news from Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics that it was suspending its $800 million expansion project.

Of note during the quarter, Apria Healthcare, one of the nation’s largest providers of home health services, announced that it was relocating 200 employees to the Sprint Nextel Corp. Headquarters this summer and will expand its staff there to between 450-550 employees in the next few years. KVC Behavioral HealthCare also announced that it is considering establishing a 50+ bed inpatient mental health facility in Kansas City.

On a comparative basis, the Kansas City health care labor market shows shows greater strength than much of the rest of the country and LMP analysts expect this trend to continue. Its HWS LMPI score for Q2 2009 of 59.10, up from 45.80 for Q1 2009, compares favorably with the national composite index of 45.02.


Q2 Workforce Announcements

Apria Healthcare will move 200 employees to Sprint campus.  June 16, 2009
Apria Healthcare Inc. will move at least 200 employees into subleased space on the Sprint Nextel Corp. headquarters campus in the summer and will expand to between 450 and 550 employees within three to four years.
http://kansascity.bizjournals.com/kansascity/stories/2009/06...

KVC Behavioral HealthCare considers building mental health center in Kansas City, Kan. June 12, 2009
KVC Behavioral HealthCare is considering establishing an inpatient mental health facility in Kansas City. the proposed KVC Psychiatric Neurosciences Center probably would have at least 50 beds and serve children, adolescents and adults.
http://kansascity.bizjournals.com/kansascity/stories/2009/06…

Nueterra welcomes big growth. June 5, 2009
Nueterra Healthcare LLC is opening an expanded version of an earlier project, Great Bend Regional Hospital in Great Bend, Kansas.
http://kansascity.bizjournals.com/kansascity/stories/2009/06...

Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics suspends $800M expansion project. April 3, 2009
Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics has suspended its $800 million expansion, a three-phase plan launched in December 2007 and scheduled to be completed in 2020.
http://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/stories/2009/04/06/story...

Previous market news


Hospitals and Health Systems

Source: US News & World Report


Education Program Expansions and Closures

No notable education program expansions or closures during Q2 2009.


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 7/28/2009

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 7/28/2009

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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