Which healthcare settings are hiring more, fewer physicians: Report

Hospitals and academic medical centers are posting a larger share of physician job postings, but financial uncertainty in the market could dampen their recruiting efforts, according to a recent report from AMN Healthcare, a recruiting firm. 

Between April 2024 and March 2025, AMN Healthcare reviewed a representative sample of open positions for 1,420 physicians and advanced practice providers. In this time frame, hospitals posted 481 physician roles, or 34% of the representative sample. Between 2023 and 2024, hospitals represented 28% of physician job searches. 

Academic medical centers also increased in their scope of physician searchers, with 395 job postings (28%) between 2024 and 2025. The previous 12 months saw 22% of these postings originate from AMCs, according to the report. 

In the 2024-25 sample, medical groups posted 345 physician positions (24%); urgent care, home health and health maintenance organizations had 139 job postings (10%); federally qualified health centers, community health centers and Indian Health Services hospitals had 49 searches (3%); and solo practices, partnerships and concierge practice settings had 11 (1%). 

In the next year, AMN Healthcare forecasts “the prevailing mood of uncertainty” and “ongoing financial pressures” will inhibit hospitals’ physician and APP recruiting activity. Similarly, some AMCs have enacted hiring freezes as a result of National Institutes of Health grant budget cuts. 

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