Workforce

The University of California will distribute $3.5 million in state-backed funding to support medical education and expand the physician workforce, according to a Dec. 22 news release from the university. The support stems from Proposition 35, a voter-approved 2024 initiative…

Registered nurses at Sutter Health’s California Pacific Medical Center Davies campus in San Francisco have voted to unionize. In a Dec. 18 election conducted by the National Labor Relations Board, 74% of nurses voted in favor of joining the California…

Legacy Health has informed striking advanced practice providers that it plans to stop subsidizing their health benefits beginning Jan. 1, Oregon Public Broadcasting reported Dec. 19. The striking workers — represented by the Oregon Nurses Association — include more than…

Emergency medical services workers at University Hospital in Newark, N.J., have ratified their first labor contract as a distinct collective bargaining unit represented by Teamsters Local 97. The agreement covers 261 employees — including emergency medical technicians, paramedics, 911 dispatchers…

Three hundred ninety registered nurses and 55 radiology technicians at Henry Ford Rochester (Mich.) Hospital have ratified new labor agreements with Detroit-based Henry Ford Health. Here are six things to know: 1. Members of Office and Professional Employees International Union…

By the end of 2026, all hospitals and emergency departments at Columbus-based OhioHealth will have metal detectors at their public entrances, a move that aligns with broader industry efforts to curb workplace violence in healthcare. The health system will implement…

Layoffs, AI-driven workplace changes and stagnant pay in 2025 have prompted some workers in their 40s to return to the classroom, The Wall Street Journal reported Dec. 13. Some are switching industries, while others are pursuing higher degrees to meet…

Employers’ commitment to advancing women’s careers continues to decline, and for the first time, fewer women than men are interested in being promoted, according to McKinsey’s “Women in the Workplace 2025” report. The report, conducted in partnership with LeanIn.Org, includes…

Nurses at Essentia Health-Virginia (Minn.) have voted to ratify their labor contract, concluding several months of negotiations, according to a Dec. 17 news release from the Minnesota Nurses Association. The contract covers about 100 nurses at the 30-bed hospital, which…

WVU Hospitals, part of Morgantown, W.Va.-based WVU Medicine, is expanding its MRI technologist workforce through a hospital-based education program to meet rising imaging demands. The 12-month certificate program accepts six students annually and combines classroom instruction with hands-on clinical training.…