The healthcare sector added just 2,500 jobs in July, the lowest monthly gain for the industry since July 2003, according to the latest labor brief from the Altarum Institute based on July 2013 Bureau of Labor Statistics data.
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Oakland, Calif.-based Alameda Health System is preparing to lay off about 57 workers, according to a Contra Costa Times report.
In the next year, 30 percent of healthcare workers are likely to look for a new position, according to the latest quarterly Randstad Healthcare Employee Confidence Index.
Ukiah (Calif.) Valley Medical Center has eliminated six positions and made other workforce reductions, according to a report by the Ukiah Daily Journal.
Mountain States Health Alliance in Johnson City, Tenn., is cutting 200 jobs through attrition, according to a Johnson City Press report.
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While many hospitals and health systems are currently laying off employees to stay financially afloat, Salem (Ore.) Health has hired more than 1,000 new employees in the last 12 months, according to a Portland Business Journal report.
Chris Van Gorder, president and CEO of San Diego-based Scripps Health, is an outspoken proponent of retaining employees. He has a well-documented "no layoff" philosophy for his system of five hospital campuses and 26 outpatient facilities, which he has held…
Womack Army Medical Center in Fort Bragg, N.C., is looking into consolidating positions and offering early retirement and voluntary separation incentives, according to a Fay Observer report.
WakeMed Health & Hospitals in Raleigh, N.C., is laying off more than 100 employees, mostly through closing a nursing home in Fuquay-Varina, N.C., according to a News Observer report.
Competition for healthcare hiring is strong, and attracting and retaining employees is one of the main challenges healthcare hirers face, according to data from the 2013 HireRight Employment Screening Benchmark Survey.