Workforce

As healthcare organizations grapple with unprecedented levels of burnout, staffing instability, and workplace violence, our Gresham Smith team has observed the urgent need for the built environment to evolve in ways that better support care providers. The 2025 NSI National…

Hospitals and health systems nationwide are facing an acute care workforce crisis. The lasting impacts of the pandemic, rising patient acuity, widespread clinician burnout and ongoing workforce shortages are straining operations and threatening care quality. As demand outpaces supply, hospitals…

Healthcare employment decreased in February, falling by 28,000 jobs, according to the latest report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The bureau released the February jobs report March 6. Here are four more takeaways: 1. Healthcare employment declined in…

California’s push to implement new nurse-to-patient ratios at psychiatric hospitals has sparked widespread concern among hospital leaders and advocacy groups, who warn the rules could reduce an already limited psychiatric capacity, increase emergency department boarding and strain the behavioral health workforce.  Regulators have proposed emergency…

Generation Z employees entering the workforce often do not possess the skills needed to navigate the workplace. And leaders should understand the problem and learn how to fill in the gaps, Tessa West, PhD, professor of psychology at New York…

The Department of Veterans Affairs has eliminated unfilled healthcare roles it said were unnecessary, a department spokesperson said in a March 4 statement shared with Becker’s. Every position removed was vacant, meaning no employees lost their jobs and overall personnel…

Ten U.S. hospitals and health systems were among 78 organizations worldwide recognized with the 2026 Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award, announced March 4. Gallup has recognized organizations with the award for two decades. Eligible organizations apply and are evaluated by a…

As hospital hiring cools and financial pressures persist, health system leaders are intensifying their focus on retention, engagement and leadership trust. While healthcare continues to drive U.S. job growth, hospital hiring has slowed, with at least 11 workforce reductions announced…

As healthcare drives U.S. job gains, not all roles within the industry are seeing increased demand. Demand for nonclinical roles within healthcare organizations is declining relative to demand for healthcare-specific roles, according to a March 3 report from Indeed, which…

Medical staff at Coupeville, Wash.-based WhidbeyHealth have voted “no confidence” in the company providing healthcare management services to the hospital. In a Jan. 28 letter to the board of commissioners, Chief of Staff Robert Rookstool, MD, formally notified the board…