To fill staffing gaps, Memorial Hospital at Gulfport (Miss.) is offering inpatient nurses and registered nurses working in long-term care facilities a student loan repayment option, according to the Sun Herald.
Workforce
U.S. private industry employers reported 2.7 million nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses last year, a decrease from 2.8 million in 2019, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Nov. 3.
The Labor Department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued an emergency temporary standard Nov. 4 outlining COVID-19 vaccination requirements for employers with 100 or more employees.
CMS on Nov. 4 issued an emergency regulation that requires COVID-19 vaccination for all eligible staff at healthcare facilities participating in Medicare and Medicaid programs.
The Great Resignation has had some companies scrambling for workers by improving benefits and dangling enticing incentives to return. However, weakened unions and poor working conditions in some industries suggest that bosses still hold the power, The New York Times…
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The pandemic took the lives of more than 740,000 Americans, and each death affects on average nine other people, touching 6.6 million people, according to one study. The American workplace is incompatible with this vast grief, Chad Broughton, PhD, a…
Montana is offering to cover relocation costs for eligible healthcare providers to recruit them to serve in the state, Gov. Greg Gianforte announced Nov. 2.
Staffing strains have affected hospitals and health systems across the U.S. during the COVID-19 pandemic. Here are seven data points showing workforce shortages and how they affect hospitals, as cited in an American Hospital Association data brief shared with Becker's…
During the pandemic, the number of states requiring COVID-19 vaccination for healthcare workers has grown, and some deadlines have passed.
Two and a half months after announcing its companywide COVID-19 vaccination mandate, Baltimore-based CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield president and CEO Brian Pieninck is calling the company's progress "a big step."