Buffalo, N.Y.-based Kaleida Health has committed to adding hundreds of jobs under a state law signed last year mandating hospitals to establish clinical staffing committees.
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Rusty Holman, MD, former chief medical officer of Brentwood, Tenn.-based Lifepoint Health, launched his own company June 13.
By viewing the hiring of a new employee as only the start of the recruitment process, organizations can hold onto their staff longer despite record high turnover rates, The Wall Street Journal reported June 10.
Employment differs considerably among healthcare occupations.
The Generation Z workforce is bouncing back due to increased hiring of entry-level roles and rebounding job growth in hard hit industries despite a barrage of career challenges over the last few years, CNN reported June 8.
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Healthcare workers can use social media to encourage vaccination against COVID-19, but many are not doing so, according to a study published June 8.
Advocate Aurora Health is paying nurses and other staff members to step away from their jobs for a day to participate in a "renewal day" focused on employee wellness and connection.
U.S. Reps. Madeleine Dean, D-Pa., and Larry Bucshon, MD, R-Ind., introduced a bill June 7 to protect healthcare workers from violence that is modeled after existing protections for aircraft and airport workers.
To make a real change in the culture of a healthcare organization, chief wellness officers must first be willing to learn and listen from all individuals, according to a June 3 American Medical Association article.
Violence against healthcare workers is a subject that has been highlighted by healthcare organizations nationwide during the COVID-19 pandemic. In the wake of recent shootings on hospital campuses, including on the campus of Saint Francis Health System in Tulsa, Okla.,…