Amid ongoing staffing shortages and shifting workforce demographics, hospitals and health systems are honing recruitment and retention strategies tailored to their employees’ needs. Generation Z employees are no exception. As the newest generation entering the workforce — born between 1997…
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The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that healthcare gained 53,600 jobs in March, consistent with the average monthly addition of 52,000 jobs over the previous 12 months, according to the latest employment report, published April 4. Here are three other…
Recordbreaking layoffs at Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham in early 2025 included several chaplains — a decision that some say will hurt patient care, The Boston Globe reported April 2. When the health system announced the layoffs in early February,…
Chief human resources officers at Fortune 500 companies see higher turnover than other C-suite roles, with 9% of tenures lasting six months or less, according to a February 2025 report from executive search firm Spencer Stuart. That compares to an…
Incivility among U.S. employees rose 21.5% in the first quarter of 2025 compared to the same period in 2024, according to the Society for Human Resource Management’s Civility Index. SHRM surveyed 1,587 U.S. workers between Jan. 22 and Jan. 30.…
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Hayward, Calif.-based Tiburcio Vasquez Health Center will pay $195,000 to three female employees after a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission investigation found they were paid less than a male colleague for substantially equal duties. The payment is part of a…
Community College of Aurora and Aurora Public Schools have partnered to construct Colorado’s first health science high school that aims to offer high school students early exposure to careers in healthcare and the workforce. The project will be funded by…
When Houston-based Memorial Hermann launched the Health Education and Learning High School last fall, leaders were thinking well beyond the value the initiative would bring to their own workforce. “These [students] will be qualified to work anywhere in the market,…
Hospitals and health systems continue to grapple with workforce challenges, including recruiting and retaining top talent. Below are the number of job openings at hospitals and health systems that are among those named to the U.S. News & World Report‘s…
The University of Florida College of Nursing in Gainesville, part of UF Health, also of Gainesville, has secured $3 million to help address the state’s nursing shortage. Florida’s Linking Industry to Nursing Education Program contributed $1.5 million while the other…