Workforce

The following hospitals' plans to add jobs were reported in the last two weeks.

While a crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic or a natural disaster will inevitably cause stressors for physicians and other health professionals, there are steps organizations can take to promote workforce well-being before, during and after such events, according to the American…

While Spectrum Health allowed remote work prior to the pandemic, the Grand Rapids, Mich.-based health system is now shifting its philosophy to further embrace working from home as part of its long-term strategy, according to human resources chief Pam Ries.

Mass General Brigham in Boston, formerly Partners HealthCare, said it will extend remote work through June for about 25 percent of its workforce. 

Hospital leaders should establish an effective workforce management strategy to help their organization remain strong and agile to address expected and unexpected challenges. 

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration needs to better handle whistleblower complaints amid the potential for greater delays in closing investigations during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report from the U.S. Labor Department's Office of Inspector General. 

New York is the state with the most healthcare workers whose deaths have been independently confirmed, according to a new interactive database from Kaiser Family Foundation's Kaiser Health News and The Guardian.

Most nurses in New York and Illinois hospitals were burned out and working in understaffed conditions before the first surge of COVID-19 cases, according to a study published Aug. 18 in BMJ Quality & Safety. 

Nearly 17 percent of nurse practitioners have been furloughed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and 4 percent were still furloughed at the end of July, according to a national survey from the American Association of Nurse Practitioners.

Some clinicians who develop COVID-19 say their employers are pressuring them to return to work before they have fully recovered, reports Kaiser Health News.