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6 stats on the US nurse practitioner workforce
Nurse practitioners play an integral role in providing healthcare and work in various settings, including hospitals, physician offices and clinics. -
9 hospitals, health systems mandating boosters for employees
The number of hospitals and health systems requiring COVID-19 booster shots for employees is growing as the pandemic continues in the U.S. -
New York governor announces $10B investment in state healthcare workforce
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Jan. 5 announced a $10 billion, multiyear investment in healthcare, which includes $4 billion for wages and bonuses for healthcare workers. -
More states enlist National Guard help amid growing staff shortages
As hospitals across the U.S. face a COVID-19 surge and exacerbated staffing challenges, more states are enlisting National Guard members to support overwhelmed facilities, according to CNN. -
Massachusetts health systems to mandate boosters for employees
Beth Israel Lahey Health and Mass General Brigham are among the major Massachusetts health systems to mandate COVID-19 boosters for their workforces, The Boston Globe reported Jan. 4. -
Mayo Clinic to lose 1% of staff over required vaccination program
Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic will fire about 1 percent of its 73,000-person workforce because of noncompliance with the health system's required COVID-19 vaccination program, according to a statement shared with Becker's. -
4.5M workers quit their jobs in November, setting another record
The quit rate for American workers saw yet another series high in November 2021, reaching 4.5 million, according to data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics Jan. 4. -
Study suggests tightening labor market for nurses
Nurse employment remained low while wages increased during the first 15 months of the COVID-19 pandemic, suggesting a tightening labor market in which demand outpaced supply, according to a study published Jan. 4 in Health Affairs. -
Summa Health allowing employees with mild COVID-19 to come to work
Summa Health in Akron, Ohio, has updated its employee COVID-19 quarantine protocol to allow employees who test positive to return to work if they have no or mild symptoms, a health system spokesperson confirmed to Becker's. -
17 states where hospitals are experiencing workforce shortages
Seventeen states are experiencing critical staffing shortages in at least 25 percent of their hospitals, according to HHS data posted Jan. 3. -
COVID-19 sidelines hospital employees across US: 5 things to know
The most recent COVID-19 surge amid the spread of the omicron variant has sidelined healthcare workers for reasons related to the coronavirus. -
CMS releases guidance on healthcare worker vaccination mandate
CMS has released guidance and survey procedures for the 25 states where its COVID-19 vaccination mandate for healthcare workers is not currently blocked. -
COVID-19 sidelines 3,000 Cleveland Clinic caregivers
More than 3,000 caregivers across the Cleveland Clinic health system were out with COVID-19 as of Dec. 30, a spokesperson told Becker's. -
75% of healthcare facilities need temp workers, survey finds
Three-fourths of healthcare facilities in the U.S. are seeking temporary allied healthcare professionals, mainly to fill gaps while permanent workers are being hired, according to a Dec. 29 survey from AMN Healthcare. -
16 states where hospitals are experiencing workforce shortages
Sixteen states are experiencing critical staffing shortages in at least 25 percent of their hospitals, according to HHS data posted Dec. 28. -
FEMA heads to Pennsylvania to support hardest-hit hospitals
Pennsylvania hospitals will receive strike teams from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to relieve capacity strains at hospitals in areas hit hardest by the latest COVID-19 surge, acting Secretary of Health Keara Klinepeter confirmed Dec. 28. -
10 top workforce stories in 2021
From employee departures to hospital policies and requirement suspensions, stories about COVID-19 vaccination mandates dominated the top workforce stories that captured the interest of readers this year. -
West Virginia to invest $48M in nursing education, retention and recruitment
West Virginia will use $48 million in federal CARES Act funding to support a new program targeting nursing education, retention and recruitment, Gov. Jim Justice said Dec. 21. -
Omicron forcing companies to shift return-to-work plans, survey finds
As the omicron variant of COVID-19 spreads, about a quarter of executive leaders are delaying their workplace reopening plans. -
Minnesota healthcare workers call on hospital CEOs to act on staffing crisis
Amid a COVID-19 surge in the state, nurses in Minnesota are pleading with hospital CEOs and public officials to address what they describe as a staffing and retention crisis inside facilities.
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