Tarrant County is one of the fastest-growing counties in Texas, according to the 2020 census. Locally, there has been a 12.7% population increase from 2011 to 2021. GROWING POPULATION
North Texas may be facing a 15,688 de cit of registered nurses, or RNs, by 2030. This is based on Full-Time- Equivalent, or FTE, which measures how many full-time employees a business needs. STRAPPED FOR STAFF
2011 2016 2021 Grapevine 2011 2016 2021 Colleyville 2011 2016 2021 Southlake
46,152
50,538 50,458
Demand Supply Demand of 98,613 RN FTEs
Key:
120K
22,569
+17.41% percent change
Grapevine Colleyville Southlake
24,982 25,827
80K
De cit of 15,688 RN FTEs
+9.33% percent change
40K
+14.44% percent change
0
26,194
DESIGNED BY NIC DELGADILLO COMPILED BY HANNAH JOHNSON
2015 2018 2021 2024 2027 2030
29,101
SOURCES: TEXAS CENTER FOR NURSING WORKFORCE STUDIES, DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES COMMUNITY IMPACT
30,754
SOURCE: U.S. CENSUS BUREAU COMMUNITY IMPACT
downtown Dallas or Fort Worth, he said. “Over the next ve years, we’re going to be dealing with a lot more individuals [and] community mem- bers that are over the age of 65,” Mahajan said. “With that, it really comes down to two things—access and availability.” He said Baylor Grapevine is aiming to become a tertiary level center, meaning it has a full compo- nent of services it can o er to the community. When a population is signi cantly growing, he said it is important to provide care for heart disease, stroke and neurological services. “As the community grows, each health care sys- tem and entity is having to look at how [they are] going to best serve,” Mahajan said. “It is also a goal that community members should not have to leave our area to receive that world-class care.” Bearing the load With an increase in patients, Chacko said Meth- odist Southlake has hired more medical personnel during the last 18 months. The hospital has brought in more nurses, respiratory therapists and di erent specialists. Despite bringing on more sta , there are still industry-wide sta ng issues the hospital is facing. When the COVID-19 pandemic began, Chacko said several hospital members left and became agency employees through private companies or indepen- dent contractors. Baylor Grapevine also saw nurses leave when the pandemic began, but Mahajan said nurses are returning to the workforce in a more permanent way,
Tarrant County’s population is projected to grow by 23.41% by 2040. PROJECTED GROWTH
from three to eight, he said there has been “tremen- dous growth” in the number of patients coming in. “As we continue to grow in the community, fami- lies are starting to see that [Methodist Southlake] is not the same hospital that it was just two years ago,” Chacko said. “It’s the real deal.” As of February, the emergency department now has 12 beds, with 54 beds total available throughout the hospital. New opportunities for care The expansion of a private business, such as Meth- odist Southlake, will help serve the rising popula- tion, according to Southlake Chamber of Commerce CEO Mark Guilbert. “As the area grows, additional services are needed,” Guilbert said. “For [Methodist], to bring them here is indicative of our thriving economy.” Methodist Southlake has also provided a new option for residents when choosing medical care. Previously, he said residents would have to leave Southlake to go to an emergency room. Increasing care capabilities is not only a focus for Methodist Southlake, but Baylor Scott & White Med- ical Center in Grapevine. Baylor Grapevine’s President Naman Mahajan said hospital expansions mean providing better access and availability of medical technology closer to home. It is important for patients to have access to technology, such as robot-assisted surgery, that was previously only available in medical centers in
2020 2030 2040 Tarrant County
2,110,640
2,356,541
2,604,655
SOURCE: TEXAS DEMOGRAPHIC CENTER COMMUNITY IMPACT
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emergency physicians that can handle pediatric and adult [care] gives [an] opportunity for us to take care of our community,” Chacko said. This change in care capabilities also comes as the Tarrant County area sees growth in its population. The county is expected to reach over 2.6 million res- idents in 2040—a 23% increase from 2020’s popula- tion, according to the Texas Demographic Center. As the population grows along the Hwy. 114 cor- ridor, Chacko said making sure the hospital has access points for existing and projected patients is important. Since being acquired by Methodist Health System in 2016, the hospital now has a cardiology program with the capability for inpatient cardiac procedures, and it has capabilities for nuclear medi- cine as well as obstetrics and gynecology care. After the rst phase of expansion in September, which increased the emergency department’s beds
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