While healthcare drives U.S. job growth, hospital labor pressures persist.

February 18, 2026

1. Healthcare drives US job growth as hospital hiring cools Full story

2. Judge rules Tenet hospital violated labor law 14 times Full story

3. How specialty practices are balancing independence, growth + efficiency amid rising pressure: here.

 

4. Hackensack Meridian's nurse vacancy rate hits 4%; millions saved in workforce stabilization Full story

5. Ochsner CEO: Culture is the cure for healthcare's workforce crisis Full story

6. Aging populations are accelerating cognitive demand. How 2 systems are preparing here.

 

7. Health systems enter 'transition generation' Full story

8. Massachusetts system cuts 117 corporate jobs Full story

9. Current state of staff shortages, per executives Full story

10. Hoag gets $30M for workforce housing initiative Full story

11. Lawmaker introduces bill to end H-1B visa program Full story

 

Becker's Learning Opportunities

12. The 5 biggest sources of front-end revenue loss + how Premier Health addressed them, here.

13. From pilots to platforms: What healthcare AI leaders say comes next here.

14. Sharp HealthCare's new neuroscience program met its financial targets from the start. Learn how here.

15. Interested in more? See Becker’s full lineup of webinars and whitepapers.

 

 

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