More than 10,000 Atrium Health employees will receive raises from $12.50 an hour to $13.50 an hour, the Charlotte, N.C.-based system announced Feb. 6.

The number and average inflation-adjusted earnings of full-time-equivalent nurse practitioners grew the most in hospital settings from 2010 to 2017, according to a study published in Health Affairs. 

As the number of nurse practitioners continues to grow in the U.S., hospitals and health systems must adapt to the changing registered nurse workforce that comes as a result, according to a new study published in Health Affairs.

Here are the five most popular workforce stories published by Becker's Hospital Review in January:

Johns Hopkins has set new three-year goals to continue promoting economic equity for racial minorities, women and veterans in Baltimore.

The number of certified physician assistants in the U.S. grew 6.6 percent between 2017 and 2018, from 122,555 to 130,620, according to a report issued Jan. 29 by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants.   

The University of Louisville (Ky.) plans to hire nearly 400 physicians and nurses to fill staffing needs at former KentuckyOne properties in Louisville, Louisville Courier Journal reports. 

Nurses, physicians and patients protested in St. Paul, Minn., Jan. 23 over planned bed and job cuts by Minneapolis-based M Health Fairview, local TV station WCCO reported.

Employees of a Kentucky hospital that is set to close are receiving job search help from several healthcare organizations, local TV station WSAZ reports.

Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger plans to open its first community-based career center in February.

Detroit Medical Center has decided not to outsource union security officer jobs.

Medical residents at the University of Washington in Seattle staged a "sick-in" last week to protest the slow pace of contract negotiations with the university, according to MedPage Today.

Physician turnover contributes to medical practice consolidation as new physicians are more likely to join large practices that are integrated into health systems, and older physicians are more likely to leave small ones, according to a new study published in Annals of Internal Medicine.

Nearly a quarter of physicians overall don't have a work week longer than 40 hours, no matter their generation, according to a new Medscape report.

The American Hospital Association has released a new report summarizing key hospital workforce trends.

Healthcare added 28,100 jobs to the U.S. economy in December, with hospitals contributing 8,800 positions to that total, according to the latest jobs report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Houston Methodist and Memorial Hermann health systems together seek to fill nearly 3,000 job openings, the organizations said.

Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente and Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West are teaming up to address the healthcare worker shortage.

Western Arizona Regional Medical Center in Bullhead City is responding to a ZipRecruiter physician job posting and its wording related to gender, according to The Arizona Republic, which cites the posting.

Interview questions for nurses, Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare offshoring jobs and biggest issues for nurses were among the healthcare workforce topics most popular with readers this year.