The District of Columbia holds the highest ratio of nurses to population, to a significant degree, at 7.14 per 100 residents, while Utah has the lowest, at 1.38, according to a Becker’s analysis. The analysis is based on U.S. Census…
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Gaurava Agarwal, MD, grew up with coal mine references through his father, and those metaphors have informed Northwestern Medicine’s approach to clinician wellness and burnout prevention. Dr. Agarwal, who serves as the Chicago-based health system’s chief wellness executive, told Becker’s…
The U.S. is expected to add 5.2 million jobs from 2024 to 2034, with healthcare and social assistance projected to see the largest job growth and be the fastest-growing industry sector in terms of employment at 8.4%, according to the…
Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital North has launched multi-year partnerships with Citrus and Hernando County school systems to expand healthcare career education and workforce development. TGH North — which includes TGH Crystal River, TGH Brooksville and TGH Spring Hill — will…
Hundreds of healthcare workers across multiple Kaiser Permanente facilities in Northern California began a one-day strike Sept. 8. Here are five things to know: 1. The strike involves more than 600 nurse midwives and nurse anesthetists across more than 20…
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Froedtert South and Carthage College, both based in Kenosha, Wis., have partnered to expand the health system’s workforce. The organizations are offering fully funded certified nurse aide training and guaranteed employment for program graduates, according to a Sept. 5 joint…
Immigrants make up 27% of physicians and surgeons, 22% of nursing assistants and 16% of registered nurses in the U.S. Visa and travel restrictions on 19 countries could affect the pipeline of these healthcare workers. As of June, 6,653 international…
Executives across U.S. industries remain more optimistic about economic conditions than employees, according to a Sept. 4 LinkedIn News post. The findings are based on surveys of 1,903 U.S. employees conducted on LinkedIn between June 14 and 27, and 2,881…
Healthcare added 31,000 jobs in August, below the monthly average of 42,000 over the past 12 months, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics latest report on U.S. employment trends. The report pointed to a broader labor market slowdown. Overall,…
A strike by nurses at Henry Ford Genesys Hospital in Grand Blanc, Mich., has entered its third day. The roughly 700 registered nurses at the hospital are represented by Teamsters Local 332. The union and hospital began negotiations for a…