Workforce

The majority of health systems have likely engaged in workforce planning, alignment strategy development, or both in the last few years. But how many have conducted these two processes simultaneously?

As Hurricane Laura made landfall Aug. 27, neonatal intensive care unit staff sheltered in place at Lake Charles (La.) Memorial Hospital to ensure 19 of its babies remained safe, CNN reported.

Hawaii hospitals are urging nurses, including recent nursing graduates, to step in to take care of patients during the pandemic, the Hawaii State Center for Nursing and Healthcare Association of Hawaii said this week.

Kitsap County Public Health District officials have committed to testing 2,500 employees at St. Michael Medical Center in Bremerton, Wash., after a COVID-19 outbreak at the facility grew to at least 45 patient and staff cases, they confirmed to Becker's…

Nearly 1,100  U.S. healthcare workers have likely died of COVID-19 and its complications during the pandemic, according to the latest tally from Kaiser Health News and The Guardian.

The union representing nurses at HCA Healthcare-owned-and-operated hospitals is asking the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to inspect 17 HCA facilities for workplace safety hazards.

The Minnesota Occupational Safety and Health Administration has penalized North Memorial Health Hospital in Robbinsdale and United Hospital in St. Paul after complaints from workers alleging insufficient COVID-19 protections, the Star Tribune reported. 

Epic and many other companies are rethinking their office reopening plans for this year as the COVID-19 pandemic continues and employees express concerns about potential exposure and outbreaks, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Little Rock, Ark.-based Baptist Health has brought back furloughed workers and reversed reductions in benefits, President and CEO Troy Wells told news website Talk Business & Politics.

A union representing more than 42,000 nurses is criticizing a new state health department report that projects mandating minimum staffing levels would cost New York hospitals and nursing homes up to $4.7 billion annually and create demand for nearly 70,000 additional healthcare…