Workforce

As COVID-19 cases rise in many areas of the U.S., New Jersey hospitals are signing advance contracts with staffing agencies to prepare for the coming months, according to NJ Spotlight.

Oregon State Hospital in Salem is testing about 1,900 employees in response to a COVID-19 outbreak tied to one of its units, according to an Oct. 20 notice on the Oregon Health Authority website.

Cook County Health, Chicago's public healthcare system, expects to add 466 new positions related to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a spokesperson.

Montana hospitals are working with the state to address staffing shortages that have been exacerbated by a COVID-19 surge in the state, the Montana Hospital Association confirmed to Becker's Hospital Review.

The COVID-19 contact tracing workforce in all U.S. states and territories reached 53,116, according to NPR's latest survey, done in collaboration with the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security.

The pandemic has caused health systems to adjust their staffing to accommodate COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 patients. During the public health crisis, health systems have faced difficulties in recruiting workers and ensuring adequate staffing as patient volume shifted and employees were…

More than 130 St. Bernards Healthcare employees tested positive for COVID-19 after the health system identified a cluster of positive healthcare workers earlier this month at its flagship facility in Jonesboro, Ark.

Cleveland-based University Hospitals will offer sleep pods for front-line workers as part of a 10-month pilot program with HOHM during the COVID-19 pandemic, the health system announced Oct. 12.

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic said about 1,500 employees at its Minnesota campus will work remotely "well into 2021," according to the Pioneer Press.

Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Spectrum Health has partnered with mental health app Headspace to support the emotional well-being of its team members.