This number is projected to nearly double in the next five years, even assuming all physicians continue to practice. However, nearly one-third of Hawaiian physicians are over age 60 and could retire, further straining a shrinking workforce.
The state needs the following numbers of physicians to address the shortage, according to the report.
- 174 additional family medicine physicians
- 57 general surgeons
- 44 pathologists
- 39 internal medicine physicians
- 36 orthopedic surgeons
- 32 cardiologists
- 31 anesthesiologists
- 31 neurologists
- 11 infectious disease physicians
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