The labor force participation rate for women in their prime working age reached 77.8 percent in June — an all-time high, according to BLS data analyzed by CNN Business.
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Some states have lifted their COVID-19 vaccine requirements for workers at regulated healthcare facilities, while at least one other is considering doing so.
C-suite leaders believe their workforce's well-being is improving. They're wrong, according to a June 20 report from Deloitte.
New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health has reached an agreement with Prolucent Health, a Dallas-based workforce optimization startup, to implement Prolucent's VMS+ platform for managing the 21-hospital health system's temporary staffing needs.
Chicago-based Rush University’s Center for Innovative and Lifelong Learning is hosting its Resilient Leadership Retreat Aug. 2-4, from 1 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. daily.
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NYC Health + Hospitals opened applications July 10 for a one-year fellowship designed to prepare post-residency graduates for administrative roles, the New York City-based health system said in a news release sent to Becker's. This is the program's fifth year.
SSM Health, a 23-hospital health system based in St. Louis, has added an on-demand workforce platform to fill staffing gaps and improve employee retention.
Healthcare employers in New York may no longer require nurses to work more than their regularly scheduled hours, with some exceptions, under a new law that took effect July 6.
Newark, N.J.-based University Hospital will receive $396 million for staff salaries and benefits for the next year, according to a report in the NJ Spotlight News.
Healthcare gained 41,100 jobs in June, which is below the average of 42,000 jobs per month the industry has added thus far this year, according to the latest jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.