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Long COVID-19 threatens US workforce: 4 notes
Long COVID-19 is keeping a significant number of Americans out of the workforce, according to a Jan. 24 report from the New York State Insurance Fund. -
Why nurse burnout efforts need to target younger nurses
Nurse burnout has been on the radar of healthcare leaders for several years now, and there’s no doubt the Covid pandemic has turned a problem into a crisis. One aspect of nurse burnout that has come to the forefront is how it’s affecting younger nurses. -
Memorial Sloan Kettering lays off 337 employees
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center is laying off 337 employees to reduce costs amid widespread hospital financial challenges, according to a U.S. Department of Labor filing. -
25% of critical healthcare staff willing to quit over workplace violence
Most healthcare workers in critical care settings experience on-the-job violence, with 25 percent saying they were willing to quit because of the issue, according to a global survey presented Jan. 21 at the Society of Critical Care Medicine's 2023 Critical Care Congress. -
Fight heats up against New York's healthcare vaccine rule
A group of 10 New York lawmakers is targeting the state's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare workers. -
4 states slide nurse-staffing mandates on the table
Four states have recently proposed staffing ratios, which would limit the number of patients a nurse could be assigned at once. -
Massachusetts files legislation mandating nurse-to-patient ratios
Massachusetts lawmakers are filing legislation this week that would mandate nurse-to-patient ratios — following in the footsteps of Washington and Oregon with a statewide push toward safe staffing. -
Oregon hospitals, union at odds over proposed nurse staffing legislation
Oregon lawmakers will consider nurse staffing legislation this session that is opposed by hospitals but backed by the state's largest nurses union, the Oregon Capital Chronicle reported Jan. 18. -
93% of nurses say hospitals are short-staffed — and their desire to stay is waning
The majority of nurses work at under-staffed hospitals — and it's causing them to rethink their careers as their stress extends beyond the hospital, a recent survey found. -
US job market still missing 2.6 million people
The U.S. economy continues to see the effects of the pandemic, with 2.6 million fewer Americans participating in the U.S. labor force compared to workforce participation before COVID-19, Bloomberg reported Jan. 18. -
The case against mandatory nurse staffing ratios
Washington state lawmakers have introduced a bill that would limit the number of patients a nurse can legally care for in hospitals, reigniting a long-standing debate over the benefits and consequences of mandated staffing ratios. -
New York healthcare worker vaccine mandate 'null, void,' judge rules
A state Supreme Court judge has struck down New York's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare workers, ABC affiliate WKBW reported Jan. 16. -
Las Vegas system to host career fair for local colleagues facing layoffs
Las Vegas-based University Medical Center of Southern Nevada will host a two-day career fair to help workers affected by layoffs at another Las Vegas hospital, Desert Springs Hospital Medical Center, according to a Jan. 12 news release shared with Becker's. -
8 healthcare companies offering the most remote jobs
Several healthcare and medical companies made FlexJobs' latest list of "Top 100 Companies with Remote Jobs." -
It's time to rethink work-life balance, 2 physician leaders say
Some clinicians react to the term "work-life balance" in a hospital setting as though it were the punchline to a bad joke: When does anyone have time for "life" when work is all-consuming — especially with the nursing shortage in U.S. hospitals fueling frustration and burnout. -
Geisinger commits to continued security training after employee was shot, killed outside hospital
Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger is reiterating its commitment to safety after a Dec. 30 shooting outside its Geisinger Medical Center campus took the life of a hospital employee. -
Workers call on HCA to boost staffing at 150+ hospitals
Hundreds of members of the Service Employees International Union plan to rally Jan. 12 at West Hills (Calif.) Hospital and Medical Center over staffing at hospitals owned by Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, according to a union news release shared with Becker's. -
Washington healthcare workers relaunch campaign for patient load limits
A coalition of healthcare workers in Washington has relaunched efforts for state legislation that would limit the number of patients workers care for at a given time. -
Remote work likely to stick, even in economic slowdown
Employees enjoyed a more flexible, comfortable workplace without having to commute to the office at the pandemic's height. Now, they are fighting to keep remote work an option — and some employers are reeling back their hesitancy, The New York Times reported Jan. 7. -
2022 ends with improved YOY healthcare job growth
Healthcare gained 54,700 jobs in December, ending the year with improved job growth compared to 2021, according to the latest jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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