The California Hospital Association has criticized proposed staffing regulations from the California Department of Public Health, warning the rules could immediately shutter hundreds of psychiatric beds and disrupt behavioral healthcare statewide. The proposal requires freestanding psychiatric hospitals to meet heightened…
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An affordable housing project will bring 83 new homes to an underutilized building on the campus of NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi in New York City. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has committed to advancing Just Home, a supportive housing…
Kettering (Ohio) Health and Athens-based Ohio University have formed a long-term academic, research and clinical partnership aimed at strengthening the physician workforce and improving health outcomes for communities across the state. Four notes: 1. The expanded relationship builds on a…
Georgetown, S.C.-based Tidelands Health is taking a homegrown approach to building its workforce pipeline. The health system partnered with Georgetown County School District and Horry-Georgetown Technical College in Conway, S.C., in March 2025 to launch the Tidelands Health Scholars program,…
Universities in North Carolina are launching and expanding programs for physicians and nurses to address workforce shortages, CityView reported Jan. 11. The focus comes amid a flurry of growth through competing hospital expansion projects. The state ranked seventh in a…
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St. Luke’s University Health Network has launched a new college of health sciences aimed at strengthening the regional healthcare workforce, the Bethlehem, Pa.–based system said in a Jan. 9 news release. St. Luke’s College of Health Sciences is now accepting…
Hospital and health systems are reimagining paid time off not simply as a benefit, but as a proactive tool for combatting burnout, retaining talent and fostering a healthier workplace culture. While PTO is typically positioned as offering employees flexibility, some…
Healthcare employment continued to grow in December, with the industry adding 21,100 jobs, according to the latest report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. BLS released the December jobs report Jan. 9. Here are three more takeaways: 1. December’s…
Providence is establishing a new clinical engineering partnership with TRIMEDX, an Indianapolis-based independent clinical asset management company, to strengthen support for clinicians and patients, the Renton, Wash.-based health system confirmed in a statement shared with Becker’s. “As medical technology becomes…
Renton, Wash.-based Providence is committing more than $600 million in merit and market adjustments for staff in 2026, President and CEO Erik Wexler said in a Jan. 5 internal message shared with Becker’s. The health system, which employs 125,000 caregivers…