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.
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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.
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Unionized nurses at Northside Medical Center in Youngstown, Ohio, have rejected what the hospital called its final contract offer, according to a WKBN report.
Samaritan Medical Center in Watertown, N.Y., has announced a workforce restructuring plan that will lead to 23 layoffs, according to a hospital news release posted by WWNYTV.
Orlando Health has confirmed more employees will be laid off as part of a restructuring the system announced in November, according to an Orlando Sentinel report.
The Massachusetts Nurses Association/National Nurses United has announced it is filing a ballot initiative that would mandate nurse staffing levels at hospitals across the state.
Select International, an employee assessment firm based in Pittsburgh, has released updates to its SelecTrak applicant tracking system.