Maryland’s ‘aging workforce’ in healthcare presents challenges, opportunities

Older workers are a “defining feature” of Maryland healthcare, which has the nation's second-oldest nurses and fourth-oldest physicians. While that brings benefits, it also poses a challenge as looming retirements could worsen the current shortage of workers.

By: Danielle J. Brown

Outlets: Maryland Matters

Published: May 22, 2026

Words: 1,136

Last Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago

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Karen McQuillan has been a registered nurse at the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center for four decades and finds great joy in her work, even through the most demanding times.

But at 66, she expects that she will move toward retirement in the coming years.

“I don’t really want to give up that sense of having a purpose and being able to make a difference — I think that’s a … key thing that’s …

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