Workforce

Healthcare added 19,900 jobs in February, although hospitals lost jobs for the second month since September, according to the latest jobs report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Provider organizations are constantly onboarding new employees. Hiring physicians and nurses tends to be far more complicated than filling other positions. That's because before healthcare professionals are able to see patients and before the provider can bill for a professional's…

More than 1,100 attacks and threats of violence against medical workers, patients, healthcare facilities and transport took place worldwide in 2020, and about 400 appear to be specifically related to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report.  

Nurses in New York City's municipal agencies and healthcare facilities filed 26,219 complaints about understaffing in 2019 and 2020, according to the union that represents them. 

More than 14,000 healthcare workers at the largest medical centers and hospital systems in Massachusetts have contracted COVID-19 since the pandemic began, according to data compiled by the Boston Globe.

A COVID-19 outbreak discovered in January at St. Francis Hospital in Federal Way, Wash., includes positive cases for 20 patients and 21 staff members, but no additional cases as of Feb. 15, according to the Kent Reporter.

The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly affected the U.S. female workforce, with 2.5 million women leaving the job market since the beginning of the public health crisis, compared to 1.8 million men, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor…

BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina plans to add 702 jobs in Columbia over the next five years, according to The State. 

Health systems continue to face revenue challenges this year, amplified by a decrease in elective procedures, the need for a vaccine distribution and increased staffing needs.

The permanent closure of Hialeah (Fla.) Hospital's maternity ward April 5 will affect more than 60 jobs, according to a notice sent to the state.