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Inside a hospital COO's strategy for California's wage increase
California's minimum wage for healthcare workers is slated to increase this year, eventually reaching $25 an hour. Those increases begin June 1, and when workers see the $25-per-hour level depends on their size and location. -
Healthcare's latest job growth in 7 numbers
It is unclear exactly how the U.S. healthcare labor market will look throughout this year. However, in 2023, the industry experienced notable job growth compared to the year prior. -
Nurse staffing regulation efforts expand: 6 updates
As of March 2022, 16 states had laws or regulations to address nurse staffing in hospitals, according to the American Nurses Association. The list has grown since, as officials and lawmakers in more states consider or sign related legislation. -
'Friendtors,' 'well-being buddies': Health systems zero in on peer support
As burnout continues to plague clinical staff and executive leaders alike, health systems are turning to peer support programs to combat loneliness and isolation. -
Psychological safety at work has downsides, studies show
For all its benefits, too much psychological safety in the workplace may lead to lower job performance, according to research summarized in a Jan. 3 Harvard Business Review article. -
Healthcare job cuts up 91% from 2022
Healthcare/products companies and manufacturers, including hospitals, announced the third-most job cuts in 2023 among 30 industries and sectors measured, according to one new analysis. -
Healthcare labor market shows signs of stability
While the quits rate was lower nationally at the end of November, the quits rate in the healthcare and social assistance sector stayed relatively consistent. -
New York hospital scales back employee housing program
Maimonides Medical Center said it is scaling back its housing program for employees due to maintenance costs. -
'The Great Negotiation': Gen Z, employers poised for clash
The disconnect between Generation Zers and the companies that employ them is approaching a critical point, according to LinkedIn News. -
Why 1 chief people officer expects to see more automation in the hiring process in 2024
More stability is on the horizon for healthcare, which will give health systems an opportunity to innovate, transform and reclaim their culture, Greg Till, chief people officer at Renton, Wash.-based Providence Health System predicts. -
NYC Health + Hospitals embraces 'well-being buddies'
NYC Health + Hospitals rolled out a new care delivery model in 2023 that entails designating one staff member on each unit as a "well-being buddy" tasked with checking in and supporting colleagues. -
3 trends that will shape the state of work in 2024, per LinkedIn
Artificial intelligence isn't the only trend set to shape the landscape of work in 2024. Hybrid work and green hiring are other key trends that will be prevalent next year, an expert from LinkedIn told Fortune in a Dec. 24 report. -
Virginia might halve community health workforce
Virginia plans to end funding for more than half of the community health workers employed at the state's local health districts, VPM reported Dec. 22. -
Massachusetts first to drop questions on healthcare workers' mental health, drug use
Massachusetts has become the first U.S. state to remove questions about healthcare professionals' mental health history and past drug use from credentialing processes, a noteworthy instance of stakeholder collaboration. -
The workforce trend Bon Secours Mercy is watching in 2024
Allan Calonge, chief people officer at Cincinnati-based Bon Secours Mercy Health, will be thinking about how to support workers' intrinsic desires in 2024. -
Inside Scripps' 'leadership academy' — the force behind its workforce wins in 2023
Workforce retention is top of mind for the many healthcare leaders as staffing shortages run rampant. -
Healthcare's trap of overqualified workers
The post-pandemic labor force has 1.5 million fewer individuals with some post-secondary education short of a bachelor's degree. This shortfall is hitting healthcare hardest, affecting wages and qualification levels among jobholders. -
Minnesota hospitals lost 1K beds in 3 years
Minnesota hospitals have lost nearly 1,000 hospital beds since 2020, MPR News reported Dec. 20. -
Hospitals fill more jobs as labor pressures cool: Fitch
Hospitals are seeing more relief on the job front as wider labor conditions become less volatile, according to a Dec. 20 report from Fitch Ratings. -
Workers want 'quiet management'
Managers' attempts to quell quiet quitting may be having the opposite effect than they intended, Forbes reported Dec. 14.
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