The following hospitals are hiring nurses:

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has proposed $9,639 in penalties for a New Jersey hospital that allegedly violated respiratory protection standards.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Christus Shreveport (La.)-Bossier Health System for failing to protect employees during the pandemic, the agency announced Sept. 10. 

The pandemic has caused an increased need to address employee stress, fatigue and exhaustion among clinicians battling COVID-19. However, there are steps health systems can take to address this need.

A panel of healthcare leaders discussed keys to handling employees' emotional health and combating burnout during a Sept. 10 session at the Becker's Clinical Leadership Virtual Event. Panelists included:

The Louisiana Hospital Association Research and Education Foundation has established a fund for hospital employees affected by Hurricane Laura, the association announced Sept. 9. 

Healthcare added 75,300 jobs in August, with hospitals seeing job growth for the third month since March, but at a slower pace, according to the latest jobs report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The Queen's Health Systems in Honolulu has started a COVID-19 antibody study to learn more about employee exposure, the organization announced Sept. 1. 

As the pandemic continues, personal protective equipment shortages persist and and more nurses have been forced to reuse single-use N95 masks, according to a new COVID-19 survey from the American Nurses Association. 

A COVID-19 outbreak at Santa Rosa (Calif.) Memorial Hospital is linked to at least 17 employee infections, according to The Press Democrat.

Many U.S. hospitals and health systems have furloughed staff to help offset revenue losses from the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, some are starting to bring furloughed workers back as they resume nonemergency procedures and medical appointments. 

Madison, Wis.-based UW Health seeks more than 30 environmental services workers to help with detailing and cleaning work, according to Spectrum News 1.

A sampling of U.S. hospitals and healthcare sites where employees have tested positive for COVID-19, as reported in July and August: 

The majority of health systems have likely engaged in workforce planning, alignment strategy development, or both in the last few years. But how many have conducted these two processes simultaneously?

As Hurricane Laura made landfall Aug. 27, neonatal intensive care unit staff sheltered in place at Lake Charles (La.) Memorial Hospital to ensure 19 of its babies remained safe, CNN reported.

Hawaii hospitals are urging nurses, including recent nursing graduates, to step in to take care of patients during the pandemic, the Hawaii State Center for Nursing and Healthcare Association of Hawaii said this week.

Kitsap County Public Health District officials have committed to testing 2,500 employees at St. Michael Medical Center in Bremerton, Wash., after a COVID-19 outbreak at the facility grew to at least 45 patient and staff cases, they confirmed to Becker's Hospital Review.

Nearly 1,100  U.S. healthcare workers have likely died of COVID-19 and its complications during the pandemic, according to the latest tally from Kaiser Health News and The Guardian.

The union representing nurses at HCA Healthcare-owned-and-operated hospitals is asking the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to inspect 17 HCA facilities for workplace safety hazards.

The Minnesota Occupational Safety and Health Administration has penalized North Memorial Health Hospital in Robbinsdale and United Hospital in St. Paul after complaints from workers alleging insufficient COVID-19 protections, the Star Tribune reported.