Many registered nurses and licensed practical nurses who are paid by the hour work overtime, most of which is voluntary, according to a recent Medscape report.

While many women work in the healthcare services industry in entry-level roles, there is a scarcity of women in top health management positions, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Healthcare is projected to add about 1.9 million new jobs and see employment in industry professions grow 14 percent between 2018 and 2028, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Face-to-face communication among healthcare professionals is a key contributor to job satisfaction at primary care clinics, according to a recent study published in the Annals of Family Medicine.

Here are three hospitals and health systems that plan to raise their minimum wage:

Healthcare added 38,800 jobs in September, with hospitals contributing 8,100 positions to that total, according to the latest jobs report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Cincinnati Children's Hospital plans to increase the hourly minimum wage of about 3,000 employees from $11 to $15 next year, according to the Cincinnati Business Courier.

In healthcare, finding a comprehensive human vision is hard enough. But rallying an organization behind such a vision can be an even bigger challenge.

About a year and a half ago, Kalispell (Mont.) Regional Healthcare realized they needed to take a hard look at their workforce management process.

Employees have filed 1,900 injury claims at Lakewood, Wash.-based Western State Hospital since 2009, which has cost state taxpayers more than $62 million, KIRO 7 reports. 

Most Americans (64 percent) approve of labor unions, marking a significant increase in positive sentiment since the 2008-09 recession, according to Gallup.

Former employees of the shuttered Westlake Hospital in Melrose Park, Ill., are accusing the hospital's owner of violating federal labor law by failing to give 549 of them 60-day notice of their termination, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.

Potsdam, N.Y.-based St. Lawrence Health System will host a job fair later this month as it seeks to fill more than 120 positions, according to North Country Now.

Incredible Health, a healthcare hiring platform that connects nurses to permanent jobs at hospitals, has raised $15 million in Series A funding to speed the expansion of the platform nationally.

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic saw its score slide this year in the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's 2019 Healthcare Equality Index over the health benefits it covers for transgender employees, according to the Post Bulletin.

Healthcare added 24,000 jobs in August, with hospitals accounting for 9,000 of these positions, according to the latest jobs report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Phoebe Putney Health System in Albany, Ga., is creating 207 jobs, according to TV station WALB.

The California legislature is considering a bill that would require companies to employ independent contractors who perform work directly related to the company's main product or service, reports Capital Public Radio.

Healthcare workers experience serious workplace violence incidents four times more often than employees in the private sector, according to data from the U.S. Department of Labor.

Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger Health System will provide up to two weeks' paid leave for employees who are new parents, according to Pennlive.com.