Workforce

Research College of Nursing — a private institution in Kansas City, Mo., that is affiliated with Research Medical Center and part of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare — is launching a new accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing pathway. Approved by…

Safety and efficiency are no longer two competing ideals in today’s health care environment, but two sides of the same coin. Incidents of violence against healthcare workers continue to rise, with staffing and resource shortages adding to the strain of…

Managed care company Molina Healthcare is partnering with HealthStream’s MissionCare Collective — which hosts a career network and job portal for CNAs and caregivers — to offer home health aide training in an effort to create 15,000 roles, according to…

The California Department of Public Health has delayed implementation of emergency staffing regulations for psychiatric hospitals, originally slated for Jan. 31, following pushback from the public and hospitals, according to a Jan. 26 letter summary.  The department now expects to…

While the share of U.S. employees using artificial intelligence in their roles increased in the fourth quarter of 2025, a gap remains between front-line employees and leadership, according to a Jan. 25 Gallup report. Six things to know: 1. Forty-six…

Baton Rouge, La.-based FMOL Health is implementing a systemwide market compensation adjustment and raising its minimum wage to $15 per hour across all markets, according to a Jan. 27 news release shared with Becker’s. The changes follow an analysis of…

While healthcare job gains drove overall U.S. employment growth in December, the sector’s momentum has slowed below its 2024 and 2025 averages. Healthcare added an average of 56,000 jobs per month in 2024, but that figure fell to 34,000 in…

For years, the primary conversation around workforce compliance was simple: “Don’t get fined.” But if you are working in healthcare Human Resources (HR) or operations today, you know the reality is much more complex. To understand this shift, Propelus®, a…

As hospital and health system chief human resources officers plan for 2026, they are doubling down on workforce investments to improve recruitment and retention — and exploring emerging areas such as artificial intelligence to support engagement. Becker’s connected with four…

In 2024, private industry employers in the U.S. reported 2.5 million nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses, down 3.1% from the previous year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Jan. 22.  Nonfatal recordable workplace injuries and illnesses include cases with days…