Prospects are bright in New York City for careers with ambulatory healthcare as demand for employees is likely to remain steady, according to the New York Daily News.
In the decade leading up to 2016, the field for medical staffing purposes is projected to see an increase of 34 percent, representing the biggest jump for any field in metropolitan New York.
“Ambulatory has been actually the leading edge of health care and we’re doing more services outside of hospital settings,” labor market analyst James Brown with the New York State Department of Labor told the publication. “So you find outpatient facilities growing. And also there’s been a spread of doctors, clinics and networks instead of the old traditional general practitioner’s office. And that actually leads to more support staff being hired.”
Included within the ambulatory care industry is X-ray technicians, one of whom is Robert Rodriguez. The 59-year-old who works at a branch of the Beth Israel Medical Center sees as many as 25 patients per day but that figure won’t slow any time soon given the projections.
Beth Israel Hospital renovated its emergency department and the hospital opened a diabetes institute.