Workforce

Hospitals and health systems are focused on addressing staffing challenges and implementing workforce stabilization strategies. While on-demand staffing is not universally adopted, it has gained traction in recent years to address staffing challenges and stabilize the workforce. St. Louis-based SSM…

While U.S. employers focus on aligning retention and workplace culture efforts across multiple generations, one generation may be overlooked: Generation X.

Charlotte, N.C.-based Atrium Health has shared plans to increase the minimum hourly wage for its North and South Carolina employees to $18.50 an hour, effective Jan. 12.

In 2023, private industry employers reported 5,283 fatal work injuries — down 3.7% from 5,486 in 2022, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Dec. 19.

At the beginning of 2024, the problem of low physician workforce numbers was top of mind among leaders and many turned to advanced practice providers to help resolve access issues.

The incidence of respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, in the United States is moderate right now but the CDC is tracking a steady climb of the illness as winter takes hold. 

Middle managers have long played a crucial role in industries across the U.S. However, a November article from global management consulting firm Korn Ferry describes "a disappearing layer of middle management," particularly among professional-service firms that are "delayering" to improve…

Providence Mission Hospital Mission Viejo (Calif.) is the latest hospital within Renton, Wash.-based Providence to launch an employee concierge program — an idea that has been on its radar since 2023.

Each new generation entering the workforce brings unique challenges for management, and Generation Z is no exception.

Mercy Health – Springfield (Ohio), part of Cincinnati-based Bon Secours Mercy Health, has unveiled a housing down payment assistance program to help recruit its healthcare providers to live in the local communities.