Workforce

Most nurses in New York and Illinois hospitals were burned out and working in understaffed conditions before the first surge of COVID-19 cases, according to a study published Aug. 18 in BMJ Quality & Safety. 

Nearly 17 percent of nurse practitioners have been furloughed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and 4 percent were still furloughed at the end of July, according to a national survey from the American Association of Nurse Practitioners.

Some clinicians who develop COVID-19 say their employers are pressuring them to return to work before they have fully recovered, reports Kaiser Health News.

In the U.S., only 3,927 emergency physicians (8 percent) practice in rural areas, a new analysis reveals. 

Whether it is retraining physicians to care for respiratory patients or protecting staff wellbeing, unparalleled workforce challenges have confronted hospital leaders amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Aetna is planning on having most of its employees work from home through at least the start of 2021, according to the Hartford Courant. 

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois formally opened its new office on Chicago's South Side Aug. 10.

Most states are at risk for healthcare worker shortages amid the COVID-19 pandemic, including a number of states predicted to face shortages in intensive care unit physicians, according to the Aug. 7 update of the Mullan Institute State Hospital Workforce Deficit…

Kaiser Family Foundation's Kaiser Health News, in a project with The Guardian, has identified 922 U.S. healthcare workers who have likely died of COVID-19 and its complications during the pandemic, according to a new interactive database from the news organizations.

Cleveland hospitals and colleges are teaming up to build a strong healthcare workforce, reports Spectrum News 1.