Among all states, excluding Colorado, California has the highest employment level in registered nurses nationwide, according to the most recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Employment data were released April 2 and reflect data collected since May 2024.…
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As health systems continue to grapple with ongoing workforce challenges, healthcare leaders like Stacie Call, MSN, RN, CNO for Mercy Health – Loraine & Youngstown (Ohio), and her team have worked to cultivate a resilient and engaged workforce. Becker’s connected…
When WellSpan Health launched an effort to improve team member safety two years ago, the York, Pa.-based system thoughtfully considered how to start. Ultimately, the nine-hospital organization, which employs more than 23,000 people, set a first-year goal: to reduce workplace…
Amid ongoing staffing shortages and shifting workforce demographics, hospitals and health systems are honing recruitment and retention strategies tailored to their employees’ needs. Generation Z employees are no exception. As the newest generation entering the workforce — born between 1997…
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that healthcare gained 53,600 jobs in March, consistent with the average monthly addition of 52,000 jobs over the previous 12 months, according to the latest employment report, published April 4. Here are three other…
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Recordbreaking layoffs at Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham in early 2025 included several chaplains — a decision that some say will hurt patient care, The Boston Globe reported April 2. When the health system announced the layoffs in early February,…
Chief human resources officers at Fortune 500 companies see higher turnover than other C-suite roles, with 9% of tenures lasting six months or less, according to a February 2025 report from executive search firm Spencer Stuart. That compares to an…
Incivility among U.S. employees rose 21.5% in the first quarter of 2025 compared to the same period in 2024, according to the Society for Human Resource Management’s Civility Index. SHRM surveyed 1,587 U.S. workers between Jan. 22 and Jan. 30.…
Hayward, Calif.-based Tiburcio Vasquez Health Center will pay $195,000 to three female employees after a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission investigation found they were paid less than a male colleague for substantially equal duties. The payment is part of a…
Community College of Aurora and Aurora Public Schools have partnered to construct Colorado’s first health science high school that aims to offer high school students early exposure to careers in healthcare and the workforce. The project will be funded by…