As the omicron variant spreads in the U.S., some states are requiring COVID-19 booster shots for workers in healthcare facilities.
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Amid the latest COVID-19 surge, hospitals and health systems are holding hiring events and taking other measures to recruit staff.
With hundreds of open positions in the Central Illinois and Quad Cities/Muscatine regions, UnityPoint Health is targeting staff terminated from Galesburg (Ill.) Cottage Hospital, the West Des Moines, Iowa-based health system confirmed to Becker's.
The Labor Department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration said it is withdrawing emergency enforcement of its vaccinate-or-test mandate for businesses, although the agency is not withdrawing it as a proposed rule.
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan enacted an executive order Jan. 24 to extend flexibilities for pharmacists and nursing students as the state grapples with a COVID-19 surge.
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Texas, Arizona, Utah and Idaho have recovered all jobs lost during the pandemic, according to a new report from Fitch Ratings.
Developed nations are using salary incentives to recruit foreign healthcare workers to fight the workforce shortages seen throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, The New York Times reported Jan. 24.
Almost 13 percent — or 772 of 6,004 — of hospitals reporting staffing levels in the U.S. are experiencing critical staffing shortages, according to HHS data posted Jan. 23.
CMS has issued a patchwork of COVID-19 vaccination deadlines in states to comply with the agency's mandate for healthcare facilities participating in the Medicare and Medicaid programs.
The "Great Resignation" brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic is being felt across health systems, with one McKinsey survey finding that as many as 32 percent of nurses are looking to leave their jobs. Burnout, low pay and lack of…