Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health's COVID-19 vaccination mandate for employees is working in terms of boosting the compliance rate and also resulted in a decline in coronavirus infections and sick leave among staff, according to a statement from Jeremy Cauwels,…
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The California Labor Laboratory has opened to study the health of California's workforce and advance worker well-being with a focus on gig workers, about whom little is known.
As hospitals and health systems grapple with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, many are offering incentives to attract and retain workers.
Navigating retirement can be a confusing experience. Having fewer obligations, building a new routine, reprioritizing time commitments and managing finances can all prove difficult to balance for retirees. In an Oct. 23 article from The Wall Street Journal, readers shared…
Amid a critical shortage of qualified candidates, Lifespan raised the base wage for nursing and medical assistants, behavioral health specialists and residential care counselors in an effort to retain workers in those high-demand positions, the Providence, R.I.-based health system said…
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Mississippi is slated to soon lose about 900 state-funded nurses serving at hospitals, which could exacerbate the staffing crunch some organizations are experiencing, according to Mississippi Today.
A federal vaccination mandate currently under review for private companies could allow employers to make workers who refuse to get the shot pay for required COVID-19 testing and masks, two sources familiar with the matter told Bloomberg.
MultiCare Health System is offering a 2.5 percent wage increase for all non-union employees, including those who are salaried and paid hourly, part of a $53.5 million investment to reward and retain employees amid historic patient volumes and workforce shortages,…
37% of unvaccinated workers would likely leave job if vaccination or testing is required, poll finds
While employers risk losing some employees if they require COVID-19 vaccination with a test-out option, many workers would comply one way or another, according to Kaiser Family Foundation's latest COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor survey published Oct. 28.
Upper Allegheny Health System, a two-hospital system based in Olean, N.Y., is making an appeal for staffing help at Olean General Hospital and Bradford (Pa.) Regional Medical Center.