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Men continue to outpace women in healthcare job recovery

Job recovery in healthcare remains slower among women than men, according to a recent analysis by consulting firm Altarum.

COVID-19 hospital staffing demands climbed by 245% in a few months, study finds

A new study from Epic's public-facing research network estimates that the number of nurses directly caring for COVID-19 patients daily in the U.S. increased 245 percent, or by 55,000, from September to December.

Number of COVID-19 cases in Kaiser hospital outbreak rises to 60

A COVID-19 outbreak at Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente's San Jose hospital is linked to confirmed cases for 60 emergency department staff members, according to a statement shared with Becker's Hospital Review.

Kaiser hospital braces for potential staff shortage after COVID-19 outbreak

Kaiser Permanente San Jose (Calif.) Medical Center is considering additional staffing after a COVID-19 outbreak in which 44 staff members were infected and one worker died.

How Providence vaccinated more than half of its 120,000 employees across 7 states

Amy Compton-Phillips, MD, executive vice president and chief clinical officer of Providence, told CNBC the Renton, Wash.-based health system has had a timely rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine to employees thanks to artificial intelligence and careful planning.

Healthcare workers across US are rejecting COVID-19 vaccine

Healthcare workers across the U.S. are hesitant to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, and hospitals are making efforts to reduce concerns, according to NPR and the Los Angeles Times.

44 Kaiser hospital staff members infected in COVID-19 outbreak, 1 worker dies

A worker in the emergency department at Kaiser Permanente San Jose (Calif.) Medical Center has died after a COVID-19 outbreak in which 44 staff members were infected, hospital officials told NBC Bay Area Jan. 3.

Record number of US workers are calling in sick

The number of U.S. workers calling in sick reached record numbers this year and may stay that way until COVID-19 vaccines are widely distributed, according to Bloomberg.

75 Air Force, Army healthcare workers headed to California hospitals

As California struggles with an overwhelming surge of COVID-19 cases, 75 military medical personnel are being deployed across four of the state's hospitals, according to a Dec. 28 news release from U.S. Army North, the Joint Force Land Component Command…

Hospital workers upset over COVID-19 vaccine distribution

While COVID-19 vaccine rollout has gone smoothly at many healthcare organizations, physicians and nurses at hospitals in Arizona, California, New York and elsewhere say vaccine distribution at their facilities has been chaotic and unfair, according to NPR.