The Bureau of Labor Statistics released its latest jobs report, published Feb. 2, indicating employment gains in several areas of healthcare, including hospitals.

In a time of increasing scrutiny, not-for-profit healthcare providers must become aware of their CEO-to-typical-employee pay ratio. Now is the time to determine and prepare to communicate those pay ratios.

The "Great Resignation," referring to the mass exodus of workers recorded at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, was a prominent narrative across industries, including healthcare. However, Maxine Carrington, senior vice president and chief people officer for New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health, told Becker's she never subscribed to the storyline.

Two bills aimed at protecting hospital workers are receiving growing recognition and support in Congress and from healthcare groups and executives. 

Healthcare/products companies and manufacturers, including hospitals, announced an increase in job cuts in January compared to December, according to one new analysis. However, the total in January is below the total for the same month year over year.

The number of U.S. employers requiring a full return to in-person work may be shrinking, but CEOs of several major companies are still pushing for five days in the office, The Wall Street Journal reported Jan. 30.

UNC Health has asked state and federal health officials for help to investigate a possible cluster of cancer cases tied to its clinical laboratory, a spokesperson for the Chapel Hill, N.C.-based system confirmed to Becker's Jan. 31.

Several members of Congress have introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to reauthorize the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act, a law that provides federal funding to prevent suicide, burnout, and mental and behavioral health conditions among healthcare workers.

A new analysis suggests managers are more likely to lay off remote workers compared to employees who work from an office or have a hybrid role, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Many healthcare workers left their jobs a year into the pandemic even though overall employment in the sector remained steady, according to a new study that adds texture to the ongoing examination of workforce tumult facing hospitals and health systems. 

Cleveland-based MetroHealth system touts the first and only high school to be located inside a hospital.

The paradigm shift between employers and employees continues in the United States, with 33% of employees saying they were engaged in their work throughout 2023 with their disengaged counterparts costing employers $1.9 trillion in lost productivity. 

Nicole Paulk serves as senior vice president and chief strategy officer of Indianapolis-based IU Health, and she told Becker's that the organization's focus on talent has evolved, including beyond nursing and medical school. 

A bill in the Colorado Legislature aims to prevent workplace violence in certain healthcare settings.

Many employers are considering more investments in leave and paid time-off programs as part of their larger recruitment and retention strategies, new survey findings show. 

Managed Service Providers (MSP) using a Vendor Management Systems (VMS) or Workforce Management Systems have been a part of U.S. commerce for decades, starting with Ford Motor Company and moving across all market verticals.

The mass exodus of workers recorded at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic sloganed as "The Great Resignation" once applied to hospitals. But not anymore, according to an analysis published in NEJM Catalyst. 

Many hospitals and health systems saw a large number of nurse exits during the pandemic, either to join travel agencies, retire or leave the healthcare industry altogether.

Among healthcare occupations, home health and personal care aides have the highest projected numeric change in employment from 2022 to 2032.

Lutheran Health Network is ending its child care program on its Lutheran Hospital campus in Fort Wayne, Ind., multiple local media outlets reported Jan. 17.