Wenatchee, Wash.-based Confluence Health is placing a temporary freeze on hiring most nonclinical positions.
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Rising healthcare costs impact employer efforts to attract and retain talent, with 73 percent of employers saying healthcare costs crowd out salary and wage increases and 82 percent saying it impacts their ability to remain competitive, according to a new…
The U.S. public health workforce needs 80,000 more full-time workers in state and local settings, according to new research from the Minneapolis-based University of Minnesota School of Public Health, the Bethesda, Md.-based de Beaumont Foundation, and the Alexandria, Va.-based Public…
While clinician burnout has been a problem for many years, the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated this persistent issue.
Labor shortages are complicating children's hospitals' ability to address severe capacity issues amid a significant surge in patients with respiratory syncytial virus. The situation mirrors the challenges adult acute care hospitals saw with COVID-19 in 2020, with some pediatric facilities…
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High contract labor costs, fewer inpatient admissions and staffing shortages are some of the major challenges Massachusetts acute care hospitals are grappling with today and are resulting in care delays and reduced access to care.
Pittsfield, Mass.-based Berkshire Health Systems has issued a COVID-19 bivalent vaccine booster mandate for employees, public radio network WAMC reported Oct. 27.
Hospitals and health systems are among the five industries with the lowest promotion rates, according to an Oct. 26 analysis from LinkedIn.
A new "earn-as-you-learn" program will pay trainees to learn the supply chain, then funnel them into positions at Chicago-based Rush Health, the Chicago Sun Times reported Oct. 27.
In the wake of the pandemic, the work environment at hospitals and health systems has shifted.