This page serves as a valuable resource for accessing data and information related to the healthcare workforce in South Dakota, providing insights into the availability, distribution, and characteristics of healthcare professionals throughout the state.
A strong and well-prepared healthcare workforce is crucial for ensuring access to quality healthcare services and addressing the healthcare needs of our communities. This web page offers a wealth of data and reports to support informed decision-making and planning related to healthcare workforce development and recruitment strategies.
SD Health Care Workforce Data
EMS Regional Services Designation Assessment Report, 2023
The following Regional Service Designation assessment is aimed at identifying current challenges facing Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in South Dakota while ensuring all South Dakotans - regardless of where they live - receive high-quality healthcare in a timely and efficient manner.
EMS Regional Services Designation Assessment Brief, 2023
The following Regional Service Designation assessment is aimed at identifying current challenges facing Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in South Dakota while ensuring all South Dakotans - regardless of where they live - receive high-quality healthcare in a timely and efficient manner.
South Dakota Hot Trends in Health Care, 2023
South Dakota’s Health Care industry is a major source of employment and earnings, accounting for 16% of all workers in privately owned establishments and nearly 20% of those employers’ payrolls.
Primary Care Needs Assessment, 2016-2020
The South Dakota Primary Care Office (PCO) is housed within the South Dakota Department of Health (DOH), Office of Rural Health (ORH). The mission of the ORH is to improve the delivery of health services to rural and medically underserved communities, emphasizing access. The ORH’s efforts are largely aimed at the local level within South Dakota’s communities, most of which are rural and/or frontier.
South Dakota Healthcare Workforce Report, 2018
Based on population and employment statistics, projections indicate that thousands of healthcare workers will be needed in the healthcare industry in the next decade. This profile of healthcare professions serves as an aid in planning for the healthcare workforce needs in the future. The report draws upon labor statistics, educational preparation data, and current health professions’ licensing registries. The report profiles the healthcare workforce's projected needs in the future and workforce distribution by geography, age, and profession.