Texas Center for Nursing Workforce Studies
Who We Are
The Texas Center for Nursing Workforce Studies (TCNWS) is part of the Center for Health Statistics at the Department of State Health Services and serves as a resource for data and research on the nursing workforce in Texas. This includes collecting and analyzing data on nurses in Texas in regard to:
- Educational and employment trends
- Supply and demand trends
- Nursing workforce demographics
- Migration of nurses
Mission
To develop and maintain a statewide system that serves stakeholders by describing and forecasting the supply and demand of the changing nursing workforce in Texas.
Vision
Quality healthcare for all Texans through an optimal nursing workforce based on reliable, valid, and useful data.
Latest News
Next meetings for the TCNWS Advisory Committee are scheduled for March 1st and October 4th, 2023.
The 2022 Hospital Nurse Staffing Study reports are now published. Follow this link for more information: https://www.dshs.texas.gov/texas-center-nursing-workforce-studies/employer-nurse-staffing-studies
Contact Us
Have questions about nursing data? Interested in having a TCNWS representative at your conference? Want more information on what we do? Contact Us!
By Email: TCNWS@dshs.texas.gov
Phone: (512) 776-6723
Fax: (512) 776-7344
Mail:
Texas Center for Nursing Workforce Studies
Department of State Health Services
MC 1898
PO Box 149347
Austin, Texas 78714-9347