Oregon Health Authority’s goal of eliminating health inequities by the year 2030 requires the preparation, recruitment, and retention of a workforce qualified to deliver culturally and linguistically responsive health care. House Bill 3261, passed in 2017, directs the Oregon Health Policy Board (OHPB) and Oregon Health Authority (OHA) to produce a biennial assessment of the health care workforce needed to meet the needs of patients and communities throughout Oregon. This is the fifth such report that provides insights into workforce needs in communities across Oregon and general guidance on how to expand and diversify the workforce. The report also informs the distribution of health care provider incentives from OHA.

Findings: Since the release of the 2023 Health Care Workforce Needs Assessment, Oregon has made progress in expanding, retaining, and diversifying the health care workforce, but problems like workforce shortages, lack of diversity, and provider burnout still exist. OHPB’s Health Care Workforce Committee adopted the Strategic Framework and prioritized three goals of workforce diversity, wellness and resilience, and development and retention.