State of Employee Engagement in Healthcare

While most employees claim to be engaged at work, more than one-third plan to leave in the next 12 months.

That’s nearly double the NSI’s projected 18.5% industry turnover rate. With the average cost to replace a bedside nurse exceeding $60,000, that gap between reported engagement and actual retention represents a meaningful operational and financial risk that standard survey scores may not fully capture. And retention is not just a cost issue—it can directly impact patient care.