Workforce

Most areas in the U.S. don't have access to pediatric emergency physicians, according to research published May 18 in JAMA Network Open.

The hospital workforce has declined by 37,000 jobs this year through April, contributing to decreased healthcare employment, according to an analysis released May 19 by nonprofit researchers Altarum.

Health insurer Humana is aiming to have its offices fully staffed again by Labor Day.

Bright Beginnings Learning Center, the childcare center serving employees of Bay Area Hospital in Coos Bay, Ore., temporarily closed after staff resignations this month, a hospital executive confirmed May 14.

Employees at Cleveland-based MetroHealth who are not vaccinated against COVID-19 will be required to undergo weekly coronavirus testing, the health system said.

COVID-19 vaccines significantly reduce the likelihood of hospital workers testing positive for a coronavirus infection, two studies published in the JAMA Network suggest.

Hospitals lost 5,800 jobs in April, marking the fourth month of job loss this year, according to the latest jobs report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Google has adopted a hybrid workplace model that will allow 20 percent of employees to permanently work from home and another 20 percent to work in new office locations, The Wall Street Journal reported May 5.

Just as millennials of certain socioeconomic status are exiting the workforce or shaking up their professional pursuits due to pandemic fatigue, 2.7 million Americans age 55 or older are embracing another labor market change — early retirement, reports Bloomberg. 

A physician is being terminated "without cause" after she and Munising (Mich.) Memorial Hospital failed to agree on a new contract, the hospital said April 26.