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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…

When locum tenens staffing works, it’s invisible. When it doesn’t, everyone feels it — clinical leaders, finance teams, and operations alike. Many organizations have learned that throwing more vendors and more technology at the problem only adds noise. MedicusOne was…

Orange, Calif.-based UCI Health plans to lay off about 150 workers — about 1% of its workforce — as part of a “strategic restructuring” amid widespread financial pressures, including federal funding cuts and changes to insurance reimbursement. Affected roles include…

Mass General Brigham took its academic medical centers from the bottom quartile in the nation on mortality to the top five with two changes. “There’s been an increasing disconnect between the front line and hospital administration,” Rachel Sisodia, MD, chief…

Saturday is a key part of the routine for Albany Medical Center Hospital’s president and CEO. Jason Mouzakes, MD, who was named to the role in early March, uses the day as one way to connect directly with staff across…

Duke University and Duke University Health System, both based in Durham, N.C., are launching a $203 million initiative aimed at increasing local hiring and expanding second-chance employment across the Durham and Triangle region, according to a March 18 news release.…

Richmond-based VCU Health named John Delzell Jr., MD, its designated institutional officer and senior associate dean for Graduate Medical Education for the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine. Dr. Delzell, a family medicine physician, will oversee all of VCU Health’s…

Healthcare’s workforce crisis is no longer a temporary disruption. It is becoming a defining structural test for the industry’s next era. Margins remain thin and technology is advancing faster than organizational readiness. Burnout persists even as hiring stabilizes in some…

Beginning in April, Boston-based Brigham and Women’s Hospital will phase out all currently contracted Dana-Farber Cancer Institute physician assistants by the end of 2026, according to a Feb. 12 Boston Globe report.  Dana-Farber, also based in Boston, is ending its…

In 2025, Richmond, Va.-based VCU Health addressed a persistent issue highlighted in employee engagement surveys: parking. For CEO Marlon Levy, MD, employee well-being remains the top priority in 2026. “We’re always looking for ways to reduce the stress of working…