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Hospital systems in southwest Florida say the lack of affordable housing is hindering their ability to plug staff shortages, Fox 4 reported Feb. 24.

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits declined last week, and the number of people collecting unemployment benefits hit the lowest level since 1970, the Labor Department reported Feb. 24.  

"Healthcare workers are quitting in droves because they are burned out." That's the convenient story. But is it the right one? 

Hospitals in Washington state warned that they anticipate permanent care delays and cuts to services if proposed staffing legislation under consideration by state lawmakers is enacted.

As CMS' COVID-19 vaccination mandate is in effect nationwide, the agency is allowing flexibility in terms of when healthcare workers are considered fully vaccinated. 

The Wisconsin Assembly passed legislation Feb. 23 that would make it a felony to threaten a healthcare worker. 

Resume bias seems to persist in hiring, so scrapping the resume altogether may help eliminate unconscious bias and improve diversity, Bloomberg reported Feb. 21.

HCA Virginia hospitals are hosting a registered nurse hiring event Feb. 24 in Midlothian.

The U.S. Supreme Court denied a request to review a lawsuit filed by a group of Maine healthcare workers that sought to block enforcement of the state's vaccination mandate based on their religious objections, the Portland Press Herald reported.

Among registered nurses surveyed in November 2021, 32 percent indicated they may leave their current role, up from 22 percent in February 2021, according to a new report from McKinsey.