Workforce

Following the rejection and subsequent withdrawal of its merger proposal with Care New England, Lifespan is shifting its focus to filling the 2,400 vacant positions it has across its system, Lifespan CEO Timothy Babineau, MD, told WPRI March 10.

The University of Vermont Health Network is investing $2.8 million to help finance housing in South Burlington that can be used for its workers.

The $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan helped fund premium pay, or bonus pay in addition to regular wages, for more than 740,000 front-line workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the U.S. Treasury Department.

NYC Test & Trace Corps, the city's initiative for COVID-19 testing and contact tracing, is ending universal contact tracing by the end of April. NYC Health + Hospitals, which leads the program in collaboration with the city's department of health…

Hospitals and health systems across the U.S. are making efforts to quickly boost staffing to fill workforce gaps. But amid shortages, nurses are waiting months for licenses from states so they can begin treating patients, NPR reports.

As healthcare providers grapple with major workforce shortages, many hospitals and health systems are spending big bucks to retain and recruit workers, whether it be through compensation or benefits.

For the first time in five months, women's participation in the workforce dropped, particularly for younger women, Bloomberg reported March 4.

Providence, R.I.-based Lifespan is highlighting the personal stories of employees as part of its workforce recruitment effort. 

New Jersey hospitals more than tripled their 2020 spending on agency and travel staff last year, estimating they spent $670 million, according to a recent survey from the New Jersey Hospital Association.

Lack of competition causes wage declines of roughly 20 percent for workers compared to what they'd otherwise earn in an environment with healthier competition among employers, according to a new report from the Treasury Department that signals federal focus on…