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More than half of the healthcare workforce plans to search for a new role within the next year, with Generation Z the most likely to eye the exit, according to the 2026 Healthcare Workforce Barometer. Five things to know: 1.…

Typically, when hospital leaders launch well-being programs, they are aimed at frontline staff. But at Northwell’s Mather Hospital, leaders’ well-being is top of mind. “When it comes to the strategic thinking behind keeping our leaders sane and supported, the reasoning…

Seventy-nine percent of nurses intend to remain in nursing, but only 51% plan to stay with their current employer, according to AMN Healthcare’s 2026 Healthcare Workforce Outlook Survey, released Sept. 15. AMN Healthcare, a healthcare staffing and workforce solutions company,…

Health system CHROs and other HR leaders are navigating one of the most complex industry environments in years while also preparing their organizations for technology and workforce changes still ahead. For some, that has expanded the job beyond traditional HR…

The Veterans Health Administration stated that 82% of medical centers had severe shortages of practical nurses and 80% were severely short of psychology employees in the past 12 months, according to a Sept. 11 report.  The report is the 13th…

Rural hospitals face serious and growing challenges. Hospital closures, financial pressures and workforce shortages are forcing patients in many communities to travel farther and wait longer for essential services. These problems deserve urgent attention and real solutions. But too often…

As Generation Z takes up a growing share of the healthcare workforce, health system leaders are putting greater focus on helping early-career employees build the interpersonal skills, connections and career pathways they need to succeed. Human resources executives told Becker’s…

More than a third (36%) of healthcare respondents said they lacked direction at work because their organizations had too few managers, according to Korn Ferry’s 2026 global workforce survey. The survey, now in its third year, included more than 16,000…

In 2021, 46.2% of nearly 2,400 pediatricians said they were experiencing burnout, and by 2025, that figure decreased to 35.2%, according to research led by the American Academy of Pediatrics.  The study, published Sept. 1 in Pediatrics, analyzed a study…

Health systems have spent years managing the aftershocks of a workforce reshaped by pandemic-era disruption — and the pressures persist. Staffing shortages, elevated first-year turnover and reliance on premium labor continue to strain systems even as stabilization efforts have taken…