Workforce

The COVID-19 pandemic stressed hospitals and health systems to their limit. It also forced them into new ways of operating. 

This live episode from the Becker’s Hospital Review 13th Annual Meeting in Chicago features Dennis Sunderman, System Director of HR Support Services at CommonSpirit Health. Here, he discusses what he’s most excited about in healthcare, his constant push for innovation,…

Employment levels in jobs at hospitals vary, and so do the states with the highest employment level in those jobs. 

No state in the U.S. is immune to healthcare workforce shortages — but some are suffering more than others, according to the most recent federal data from the Health Resources and Services Administration. 

Like other health systems, Bon Secours Mercy Health has faced challenges in terms of recruitment and retainment, with its nursing vacancy rate reaching a historic high at one point during the pandemic. 

In November 2021, CMS announced a vaccine mandate requiring facilities that receive Medicare and Medicaid funding to ensure staff are vaccinated against COVID-19, save for medical or religious exemptions. Now, with the imminent end of the mandate, Becker's spoke with…

The CEO and COO of New Orleans-based Ochsner Health face questions from a Louisiana senator, who is concerned why nurses were laid off despite system claims of a nurse deficit.

With May marking the American Nurses Association's National Nurses Month, Indeed examined the latest trends in the nursing job market. 

Remote work options are going down, but workers are still clinging to them. 

The state of Minnesota is moving forward with a plan to exempt Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic from its controversial Keeping Nurses at the Bedside Act, the Star Tribune reported May 15.