Workforce

UnitedHealth Group has invited its 330,000 employees to return to the company's offices.

A total of 153 Houston Methodist employees either resigned during a two-week suspension period or were terminated June 22 for not complying with the health system's COVID-19 vaccine mandate, a spokesperson confirmed to Becker's.

Healthcare professionals who temporarily fill in for colleagues, known as locum tenens, have long been part of the industry. For a closer look at these professionals, Staff Care, a national physician staffing firm and a subsidiary of AMN Healthcare, surveyed locum…

Compared to April, U.S. healthcare employment is growing, according to a new analysis from nonprofit research firm Altarum.

New legislation will require general hospitals in New York to establish clinical staffing committees composed of registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, ancillary staff members and hospital administrators, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said in a news release.

The number of hospitals and health systems requiring COVID-19 vaccination for employees has grown during the pandemic.

One thing has become clear during the COVID-19 pandemic: The nursing workforce is evolving.

San Francisco will require personnel in high-risk settings such as skilled nursing facilities, acute care hospitals, homeless shelters and jails to be vaccinated against COVID-19, city officials said June 14.

BJC HealthCare will require employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 beginning in the fall, the St. Louis-based health system said June 15.  

The union representing workers at Catholic Health's Mercy Hospital of Buffalo (N.Y.) is urging the hospital to address a shortage of cleaning staff, according to news station WKBW.