New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has signed legislation requiring hospitals and nursing homes to establish workplace violence prevention programs. Under the law (S5294B), which was signed in December, facilities must implement a written plan within 280 days of enactment. Beginning…
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Cottage Hospital, a 35-bed critical access hospital in Woodsville, N.H., reduced its use of travel staff by 70% in 2025 — a shift driven by workforce investments that focused on stabilizing staffing and reducing costs. Like many rural hospitals, Cottage…
Advanced practice providers represented by the Oregon Nurses Association have reached a second tentative agreement with Portland, Ore.-based Legacy Health, ending their four-week strike. Here are six things to know: 1. The 135 employees — including nurse practitioners, physician associates…
The average severance package across industries was 19.3 weeks in 2024, up from 15.6 weeks the previous year, according to a Dec. 30 report from executive coaching firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas. More than 90 hospitals and health systems have…
Advanced practice providers represented by the Oregon Nurses Association have rejected a tentative agreement with Portland, Ore.-based Legacy Health, extending their ongoing strike. Nearly 90% of eligible members voted on the tentative agreement, which was reached Dec. 23. The union…
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Hospital staff turnover improved slightly in 2023 but remained a significant challenge for certain clinical roles, according to the American Hospital Association’s 2026 Environmental Scan report released Dec. 18. The report, citing data from NSI Nursing Solutions, reveals that the…
While Generation Z employees are often associated with entry-level roles, they have also begun stepping into leadership positions at hospitals and health systems. Gen Z includes individuals born between 1997 and 2012. As they enter the workforce and the first…
New Jersey is allocating $22.325 million through the Reproductive Health Access Fund for fiscal year 2026 to expand and protect reproductive health services. The funding includes $8 million to support reproductive health providers targeted by federal policy, $5.5 million for…
The Department of Homeland Security will replace the random lottery used to select H-1B visa recipients with a system that gives greater weight to applicants with higher skills. Here are five things to know: 1. The rule takes effect Feb.…
The leadership team at Baylor Scott & White Grapevine have spent the past year sharpening workforce engagement and hospital throughput as it prepares for sustained population growth and ongoing capacity pressure in North Texas, according to Naman Mahajan, president of…