Eureka, Calif.-based Providence St. Joseph Hospital nurses plan to hold an informational picket Aug. 11 to protest short paychecks and unsafe working conditions based on staff-to-patient ratios, according to the union that represents them.

Aaron Gillingham has a firsthand perspective on the advantages and potential problems hospitals and health systems may face with hiring teenagers. 

Salt Lake City-based Utah Hospital Association said hospitals across the state are seeing more stable staffing compared to 2021, though staffing levels are still down from pre-pandemic numbers, KSL Newsradio reported Aug. 9. 

With the Supreme Court's reversal of Roe v. Wade, hospitals are concerned about additional challenges when it comes to recruiting and retaining medical staff, Bloomberg Law reported Aug. 9.

Hiring is getting less challenging on some level, even amid a tight labor market, several employers said, according to The Wall Street Journal.

The COO of Durham, N.C.-based Duke University Health System is calling for an end to the "ugly epidemic of violence" against healthcare workers and civility from the public following a recent attack on an emergency room nurse.

Student Defense, a legal advocacy group, filed a federal petition calling on HHS to address the financial penalties it is assessing on some medical professionals who participate in the National Health Service Corps loan repayment program, according to an Aug. 8 report in The Wall Street Journal.

An outside medical group will now staff the emergency department of Lakeland (Fla.) Regional Medical Center, the medical group said Aug. 4.

Hospitals and health systems nationwide are experiencing increased workforce challenges and staffing shortages, making it more crucial than ever that they engage with experienced employees and ensure they are content in their job.

With an estimated 130,000 new cases reported each day and ongoing staff shortages across the country, the highly transmissible BA.5 variant of the coronavirus, a subvariant of omicron, poses a threat to recruiting and retaining nurses. Iman Abuzeid, MD, CEO and co-founder of Incredible Health, an organization that matches nurses with available hospitals and health systems positions, weighed in on this issue with Becker's and has solutions for how hospitals can best tackle further nursing shortages. 

Healthcare gained 69,600 jobs in July, an increase from the amount added in June, according to the latest jobs report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.  

While hospitals have made efforts to reduce violence against their staff, such as raising risk awareness and security investments, healthcare workers deserve stronger protections at the federal level, similar to flight crews, American Hospital Association leaders said in an op-ed published Aug. 2 in The Hill.

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, hospitals and health systems across the U.S. have grappled with workforce challenges, including staffing shortages. For a closer look at the healthcare workforce, Becker's Hospital Review compiled key stats and study findings for hospital and health system leaders to know. 

The average age for retirement is the highest it has been for the past 30 years, sitting at 61, according to a July 22 Gallup poll.

West Virginia hospitals are facing 20 percent fewer staffed beds than in 2020, The Exponent Telegram reported Aug. 2. 

Tracey Schiro, executive vice president and chief risk and human resources officer for New Orleans-based Ochsner Health since April 2021, is keyed into gender parity efforts in the healthcare C-suite and has worked with her colleagues to boost female representation at her organization and in the industry.   

Implementing mandatory paid sick leave at a state level is associated with a decline in emergency department visits for both adults and children, and is particularly pronounced among Medicaid populations, according to an August 2022 study published in Health Affairs. 

U.S. job seekers relocating for new positions fell to the lowest recorded level in the second quarter of 2022, according to a July 29 report from executive coaching firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas.

Millions of Americans are struggling with long-term health complications linked to COVID-19 that could worsen the nation's labor shortage, according to an Aug. 1 analysis from Kaiser Family Foundation.

Midland, Mich.-based health system MyMichigan Health will now offer tuition reimbursement to employees who pursue relevant coursework at Saginaw Valley State University.