Workforce

Licensing agencies were understaffed and used antiquated workflows pre-pandemic. Now, facing an influx of applicants, the delays are affecting healthcare workers' ability to get to work and patients' access to care, NBC News reports. 

Healthcare facilities in 24 states face their first deadline Feb. 14 to comply with the Biden administration's COVID-19 vaccination mandate. 

A frequently cited statistic is that nearly 1 in 5 healthcare workers have quit their jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an October 2021 Morning Consult report. 

The American Hospital Association is urging Congress to establish policies to combat workforce shortages facing healthcare facilities.  

Tina Shah, MD, has spent her career dedicated to supporting the well-being of healthcare workers. 

Louisville, Ky.-based Norton Healthcare has teamed up with Bellarmine University to create a new $2.4 million partnership to expand and diversify the regional workforce.

A group of healthcare experts and the National Academy of Medicine worked together to identify five actions healthcare leaders can take to support the emotional and psychological needs of nurses, physicians and other employees.

A proposed ballot measure in California would classify any nurse or healthcare worker who uses a digital platform to secure work as an independent contractor. 

More than one in five Black women (23 percent) in the U.S. workforce are employed in healthcare and are most likely to hold the lowest-paying, most hazardous jobs, according to a study published Feb. 7 in Health Affairs. 

U.S. hospitals, especially facilities in rural areas, are struggling to compete with bonuses and other rewards offered to staff by competitors, Kaiser Health News reported Feb. 7.