Greater Orlando, Fla., had the highest rate of net job creation in 2015 among the nation’s 50 largest metro areas, according to a recent Gallup survey.
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Health systems are losing their relevant position as new, non-traditional competitors meet the healthcare consumer demands for access, convenience and service.
Offering incentives to encourage staff to pick up certain hard-to-fill shifts is not a new strategy. However, traditional monetary incentives can be costly and eventually be counter-productive as staff hold out for higher and higher incentives.
The Charlotte, N.C., region added 36,100 jobs from December 2014 to December 2015, according to a recent study by Cleveland State University.
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital in Centralia, Ill., is teaming up with the University of Illinois Rockford to offer programs that train health professions students for rural practice, according to a news release.
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A battle between Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena, Calif., and the California Nurses Association will go to trial, according to a Pasadena Star-News report.
U.S. workers who are not given paid sick leave are more likely to continue working when they are sick and skip medical care for themselves and their families, compared to employees who get paid sick days, according to a study…
Newton (Mass.)-Wellesley Hospital nurses, represented by the Massachusetts Nurses Association, picketed March 9 and authorized the union to call a strike if contentious contract negotiations continue, according to a Boston Globe report.
Wyoming, through two new laws, has elected to join interstate compacts that will allow nurses to work there without obtaining separate state licenses, according to a Casper Star-Tribune report.
Two health systems in North Dakota are getting creative in addressing the nurse shortage, according to a report from The Bismarck Tribune.