Although compensation increases have played a key role in retaining and recruiting healthcare employees amid a major workforce shortage, perks such as mental health services and education financial assistance have also helped meet staff needs.

California, Colorado, Missouri, Wyoming and 10 other states have joined a National Governors Association program to grow and retain the healthcare workforce.

As unions at some of the largest corporations like Amazon and Starbucks gain traction, it may be a sign that workers are standing up for their rights as they join the momentum created by the Great Resignation, Fortune reported April 26. 

Nurses at Waimea-based Queen's North Hawai'i Community Hospital did not come to an agreement on pay with Queen's Health System during their meeting last week, but the sides will meet with a federal mediator April 28, Hawai'i Public Radio reported.

The Great Resignation hit healthcare workers in a unique way, with abuse, misinformation and death and trauma on a massive scale — all affecting their ability to do their jobs safely. 

The American Hospital Association is calling on the Labor Department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration not to finalize its emergency temporary COVID-19 standard for healthcare workers.

Some workers who switched jobs during the Great Resignation are now regretting their decisions, finding other issues in their new roles, reported The Wall Street Journal April 25.

The strongest job markets in America are found in midsize cities, according to an assessment of 300 metro areas from The Wall Street Journal.

The healthcare industry has faced unprecedented and unpredictable staffing challenges over the past two years, and the healthcare crisis is far from over. We asked the leaders of CHG Healthcare’s staffing brands to share their predictions and advice on how to address the staffing challenges of the year ahead. Here’s what they had to say about the growing competition to attract and retain providers in 2022.

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. hospitals and health systems have been tasked with addressing exacerbated clinician shortages. Many organizations turned to third-party staffing agencies and travelers to fill workforce gaps. Now some health systems are addressing their need for skilled clinicians through internal travel programs. 

Amid shortages of nurses, hospitals are developing mentoring and internship programs to improve their hiring position in a tight labor market, the Miami Herald reported April 21. 

Arizona could lose oversight of its work safety program because of what the Labor Department calls failures to adopt and enforce adequate standards and enforcement policies.

A study of almost 15,000 workers reveals that women are under far more emotional strain than men, dealing with stress and frustration at higher levels, reported Phys.org April 19.

Hospitals are airing their concerns about violence against healthcare workers in an advertorial published April 18 in USA Today. 

New claims for unemployment are trending at their lowest levels since 1968, and by some measures job security is better than in the 1960s, the Wall Street Journal reported April 15. 

A proposal was introduced to the California State Legislature that would define the workweek in the state as 32 hours for larger companies, The Wall Street Journal reported April 15.

Crushing burnout combined with a fiercely competitive labor market has led to a perfect storm for the healthcare industry. Since mid-February 2020, nearly one in five healthcare workers have walked away from their jobs. Meanwhile, Medscape reports that 20 percent of physicians have thought about leaving medicine to pursue nonclinical careers. According to Medscape, burnout is the top factor leading physicians to consider a career change.

New Jersey's COVID-19 vaccination requirements for healthcare workers include only one booster dose and not a second one, Gov. Phil Murphy said April 13.

Compared to other clinicians, nurses are the most likely to have plans to leave their organization in the next year, according to a KLAS report.

Omaha, Neb.-based CHI Health said it has launched an internal travel program for skilled clinicians in Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota and North Dakota.