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The Senate passed legislation March 2 aimed at halting the federal COVID-19 vaccination mandate for eligible healthcare workers participating in Medicare and Medicaid programs.

New Jersey will postpone the Feb. 28 deadline for all healthcare workers to receive a COVID-19 booster shot. 

CMS will not release quarterly data on the number of hospital workers vaccinated against COVID-19 and instead will release a full year of the data in October, an agency spokesperson confirmed to Becker's.  

Nurses under 35 years old have been hit hard by the pandemic, with many suffering from mental health issues and over half of them considering leaving their positions already, signaling a looming crisis and need for organizational change, according to…

With caregivers dealing with significant burnout due to the pandemic and more clinicians and nurses reaching retirement age, the current shortage of healthcare workers will likely get worse before it improves. Caregivers struggle to maintain balance as they continue to…

Stress and burnout are well known and documented among healthcare professionals, and given the rising risk of cyberattacks, health IT teams are also under mounting pressure. Work-related physical maladies, though, also afflict both groups, according to a report from design…

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, hospitals and health systems have been focused on retaining employees by ensuring their staffing needs are met.  

Several hospitals and health systems have open positions for philanthropy talent. Here are 10 job listings:

Columbia-based University of Missouri Health Care is launching a program to recruit contract-based nurses.

Nurses are in high demand and short supply across the US. However, some hospitals like Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles are able to successfully hire and retain nurses.