Hershey, Pa.-based Penn State Health has expanded its employee tuition program, extending it to all full-time employees, including new hires at any system location, and their eligible dependents, according to a July 30 news release. Under the expanded tuition program,…
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A growing number of U.S. hospitals are staffing patient monitoring and care coordination with remote workers in the Philippines, where labor can cost up to 70% less than on-site staff, according to Rest of World. The U.S.-based news outlet, which…
The United States continues to warn of a worsening physician shortage. The American Academy of Medical Colleges projects a shortage of up to 86,000 physicians by 2036, and notes that current access gaps are already substantial, especially in primary care…
Surgeries account for a significant chunk of many hospitals’ revenue, but those hospitals cannot run surgeries safely without surgical technologists, who are in short supply. Surgical technologists prepare operating rooms, sterilize and arrange instruments, pass supplies to the surgical team,…
The most useful resources for healthcare executives right now tend to share one trait: they come from leaders who’ve already done the work and can speak to the specifics. Not the framework or the guiding principle, but the financial model…
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Ric Ransom, CEO of Columbia-based University of Missouri Health Care, has highlighted the importance of not separating workforce health and organizational culture, arguing that the two reinforce each other. “Working in health care is meaningful in part because it asks…
Indianapolis-based Marian University, West Lafayette, Ind.-based Purdue University and Washington, D.C.-based The Catholic University of America have collaborated with multiple health systems and academic partners across Indiana to launch the Crossroads Academic Medical Institute based at Marian, a distributed academic…
Inside the inaugural TIAA Institute Louise Whitfield Carnegie Award Healthcare is serious business, Care delivery requires sure hands, clinical expertise, physical stamina and emotional intelligence. The people who show up every day to care for others have always faced demanding…
In 2025, the average U.S. hospital lost $5.19 million from registered nurse turnover. Financially and operationally, a persistently high turnover rate among early-career nurses presents a growing risk for the industry, according to Press Ganey’s “State of Nursing 2026” report.…
A new program designed by a Decatur, Ill.-based university and a hospital’s charitable foundation will provide eligible nursing students up to $50,000 in scholarships and tuition assistance. On May 11, Decatur Memorial Foundation and Millikin University announced their partnership and…