Renton, Wash.-based Providence is committing more than $600 million in merit and market adjustments for staff in 2026, President and CEO Erik Wexler said in a Jan. 5 internal message shared with Becker’s. The health system, which employs 125,000 caregivers…
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Two healthcare roles made LinkedIn’s 2026 “Jobs on the Rise” list, which highlights the fastest-growing jobs across the U.S. Healthcare reimbursement specialists ranked No. 6, while psychiatric nurse practitioners came in at No. 19. Several other roles on the list…
Across industries, most U.S. organizations are not planning to increase hiring in 2026. What is the outlook among hospitals and health systems? Only 1 in 3 CEOs surveyed by the Yale School of Management in December said they planned to…
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has signed legislation requiring hospitals and nursing homes to establish workplace violence prevention programs. Under the law (S5294B), which was signed in December, facilities must implement a written plan within 280 days of enactment. Beginning…
Cottage Hospital, a 35-bed critical access hospital in Woodsville, N.H., reduced its use of travel staff by 70% in 2025 — a shift driven by workforce investments that focused on stabilizing staffing and reducing costs. Like many rural hospitals, Cottage…
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Advanced practice providers represented by the Oregon Nurses Association have reached a second tentative agreement with Portland, Ore.-based Legacy Health, ending their four-week strike. Here are six things to know: 1. The 135 employees — including nurse practitioners, physician associates…
The average severance package across industries was 19.3 weeks in 2024, up from 15.6 weeks the previous year, according to a Dec. 30 report from executive coaching firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas. More than 90 hospitals and health systems have…
Advanced practice providers represented by the Oregon Nurses Association have rejected a tentative agreement with Portland, Ore.-based Legacy Health, extending their ongoing strike. Nearly 90% of eligible members voted on the tentative agreement, which was reached Dec. 23. The union…
Hospital staff turnover improved slightly in 2023 but remained a significant challenge for certain clinical roles, according to the American Hospital Association’s 2026 Environmental Scan report released Dec. 18. The report, citing data from NSI Nursing Solutions, reveals that the…
While Generation Z employees are often associated with entry-level roles, they have also begun stepping into leadership positions at hospitals and health systems. Gen Z includes individuals born between 1997 and 2012. As they enter the workforce and the first…