Chicago remains a high-opportunity market for healthcare staffing. Large hospital systems, growing behavioral-health demand, and a sizeable aging population create steady openings across acute, post-acute, and specialty care. Local public health and hospital systems continue to expand services despite staffing pressure.
Staffing pressure is real and accelerating in Illinois. Industry reporting in late 2024 documented steep statewide shortfalls in registered nurses and rising staffing challenges for Chicago hospitals (Source: DirectShifts, Dec 2024). Local reporting in 2025 also found widespread understaffing at Chicago hospitals and surveys showing high intent to leave among frontline workers (Source: Capitol News Illinois / WTTW, May 2025). ([directshifts.com](https://www.directshifts.com/employer-resources/top-5-staffing-challenges-facing-chicago-hospitals-in-2025?utm_source=openai), [news.wttw.com](https://news.wttw.com/2025/05/05/advocates-push-mandatory-minimum-nurse-staffing-ratios-illinois-hospitals?utm_source=openai))
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