As hospitals have increased their mental health services to meet employee needs, some have created unique ways to better their employees' well-being. On top of counseling services, some hospitals have implemented mental health initiatives including a hotline to help workers deal with day-to-day patient- or work-related stress, mental health first aid training, and wellness events to support employee morale and wellness.

Milwaukee-based Froedtert Health is warning some unvaccinated employees that they will lose their jobs if they do not receive a new exemption or Novavax's recently authorized COVID-19 vaccine, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported Sept. 8.

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic posted a job Aug. 31 for a community engagement coordinator-research position.

While the term "quiet quitting" is relatively new, it fits at least half of the U.S. workforce, Gallup finds.

PHI, a nonprofit research and consulting organization, released a new annual report Sept. 6 highlighting demographics, occupational roles, job quality challenges and projected job openings related to the U.S. direct care workforce. 

Albany (N.Y.) Med Health System has enlisted five Albany (N.Y.) Medical College applicants to work as team members while they await admission to medical school.

Omaha, Neb.-based CHI Health will now pay for employees or friends and family of employees to attend two years of nursing school at online university Purdue Global, NBC affiliate KPVI reported Sept. 1. 

Healthcare job growth slowed in August compared to the month prior, with the industry gaining 48,200 jobs, according to the latest jobs report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.  

Middle-class Americans are feeling more negative about the economy than they were in March, leading many to reassess their jobs and budgets, according to a recent survey. 

Workers in concentrated labor markets, where one hospital may supply most of an area's jobs, consistently receive lower wages: Registered nurses could earn up to $6,000 less per year than the national average, new research shows. 

As the staffing crisis continues to wreak havoc on the healthcare industry, states and systems are investing in "talent pipelines" for relief. 

Kaweah Health, an eight-campus health system based in Visalia, Calif., will relocate about 100 revenue cycle department employees to free up office space.

New York City-based Brooklyn VA Medical Center nurses and veterans are planning a rally Aug. 31 to protest staffing issues, a stalled nursing contract and inflexible scheduling. 

The trend of "quiet quitting" has recently gained traction on social media, referring to a phenomenon in which workers to reduce their enthusiasm at work and stick to the minimum expectations of their role. Some professionals, including Generation Z workers, have embraced the concept as an increased form of work-life balance, and others see it as a lesser-version of actually quitting. Regardless of how an individual interprets the idea, the concept is not new among the U.S. workforce or in healthcare, according to Jeremy Sadlier, executive director of the American Society for Healthcare Human Resources Administration.

While the trend of "quiet quitting" has recently gained traction on social media, there is also the lesser talked about "quiet firing," a workplace trend in which managers are tacitly pushing employees to leave their jobs, Fortune reported Aug. 30.  

Gallup has conducted a poll that revealed 71 percent of Americans approve of labor unions, up from 64 percent from before the pandemic. 

Chicago-based Cook County Health currently has about 5,500 employees and is looking to fill another 2,000 vacancies, according to an Aug. 29 report from WBEZ.

Houlton (Maine) Regional Hospital has created a 24-hour, seven-day-a-week security force, including two people in the emergency room waiting area. 

Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Pine Rest Mental Health Services partnered with several Michigan Universities to support aspiring behavioral healthcare nurses, according to an Aug. 29 report from the Grand Valley Lanthorn.

Morristown, N.J.-based Saint Elizabeth University has been awarded a two-year $200,000 donation from Bank of America to aid Hispanic students seeking healthcare careers.