For younger workers, the taste of workplace flexibility given to them during the pandemic has got them hooked, and these workers are trying to find the best employment opportunities that provide flexibility and balance, according to a March 15 report.

Hospitals and health systems must work to address disrespectful behaviors in the workplace, which can pose consequences for patient safety, the Institute for Safe Medication Practices wrote in a March 10 report.

Pharmacy technicians are in short supply at hospitals and health systems, with nearly 1 in 10 organizations reporting they had lost at least 41 percent of these workers, according to new American Society of Health System Pharmacists surveys released March 15.

Hospitals' reliance on travel nurses to fill workforce gaps is certain to continue after the COVID-19 pandemic threat ends as organizations grapple with demand for care unrelated to the virus and the departure of nurses from full-time staff jobs, Bloomberg News reported March 15.

Hospitals' struggles to fill job vacancies in a tight labor market have been well-documented.

A man is facing several charges in connection with an attack and shooting of a nonclinical Integris Baptist Medical Center employee, Oklahoma City records show.  

Expensive reliance on traveling nursing is a symptom of a longer-running, self-inflicted disaster: hospitals' failure to hire and support enough nurses to weather crises, an op-ed contends in The Washington Post.

Following the rejection and subsequent withdrawal of its merger proposal with Care New England, Lifespan is shifting its focus to filling the 2,400 vacant positions it has across its system, Lifespan CEO Timothy Babineau, MD, told WPRI March 10.

The University of Vermont Health Network is investing $2.8 million to help finance housing in South Burlington that can be used for its workers.

The $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan helped fund premium pay, or bonus pay in addition to regular wages, for more than 740,000 front-line workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the U.S. Treasury Department.

NYC Test & Trace Corps, the city's initiative for COVID-19 testing and contact tracing, is ending universal contact tracing by the end of April. NYC Health + Hospitals, which leads the program in collaboration with the city's department of health and other agencies, is planning to lay off 874 workers when the program scales back, according to a notice filed with state regulators March 4. 

Hospitals and health systems across the U.S. are making efforts to quickly boost staffing to fill workforce gaps. But amid shortages, nurses are waiting months for licenses from states so they can begin treating patients, NPR reports.

As healthcare providers grapple with major workforce shortages, many hospitals and health systems are spending big bucks to retain and recruit workers, whether it be through compensation or benefits.

For the first time in five months, women's participation in the workforce dropped, particularly for younger women, Bloomberg reported March 4.

Providence, R.I.-based Lifespan is highlighting the personal stories of employees as part of its workforce recruitment effort. 

New Jersey hospitals more than tripled their 2020 spending on agency and travel staff last year, estimating they spent $670 million, according to a recent survey from the New Jersey Hospital Association.

Lack of competition causes wage declines of roughly 20 percent for workers compared to what they'd otherwise earn in an environment with healthier competition among employers, according to a new report from the Treasury Department that signals federal focus on barriers to labor-market competition.

The global pandemic and other life pressures have increased mental health challenges for caregivers, making mental health benefits a must-have for healthcare employers.

As a baby boomer who worked as a manual laborer for many years before taking on a job in which I work 16-hour days, I admit that I have struggled adapting to the remote-work environment that COVID-19 forced upon us.

As the COVID-19 pandemic evolves, the Labor Department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration will be expanding its presence at hospitals and skilled nursing care facilities that treat or handle patients with the virus, the agency said.