Workforce

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…

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,…

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.

The number of people applying for unemployment benefits last week declined to the lowest level since the pandemic began in March 2020, The Wall Street Journal reported Oct. 28.

A new study has found that 82 percent of employees believe artificial intelligence can support their careers better than humans, CNBC reported Oct. 26.

University Hospital in Newark, N.J., implemented a COVID-19 vaccine booster mandate for employees who received the single-dose Johnson & Johnson shot.

Healthcare organizations that instill the values of diversity and equity within their culture are less likely to lose workers, according to an Oct. 27 analysis from Press Ganey.