Workforce

High levels of noise may affect the health of nurses and the stress they face, according to a new study.

Two leading health systems have joined forces to provide healthcare workers with professional development opportunities. 

Through a partnership with NextOp, a nonprofit career development service for veterans, New Orleans-based Ochsner Health is striving to hire 300 veterans over three years into clinical and nonclinical careers.

When Kelly Hancock, DNP, RN, became Cleveland Clinic's first chief caregiver officer in June 2020, she was tasked with leading strategic development and implementation of employee engagement during the thick of the pandemic. Today, she continues this responsibility — and…

Researchers at College Station-based Texas A&M University are monitoring nurses' eye movements with special glasses. They hope the results will point to causes of stress and burnout, according to a Nov. 8 article on the university's news site. 

Pittsfield, Mass.-based Berkshire Health Systems has withdrawn its COVID-19 bivalent vaccine booster mandate for employees, according to a statement shared with Becker's.

Greenwood (Miss.) Leflore Hospital has laid off dozens of workers as it struggles to stay open amid financial challenges.

After staffing issues prompted a nurse at Silverdale, Wash.-based St. Michael Medical Center to call 911 on her own emergency department, representatives for the hospital are speaking publicly about staffing in that department and other issues related to the facility,…

Healthcare gained 52,600 jobs in October, according to the latest jobs report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.  

Hospitals and health systems across the U.S. continue to face exacerbated staffing shortages, forcing them to tap into even more creative and intentional approaches with recruitment and retention. At Little Rock-based University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences — which expects…