Workforce

As the planned closure of Philadelphia-based Hahnemann University Hospital moves forward, support staff from the 496-bed academic medical center have reported struggles in finding new jobs, according to TV station WHYY.

Most healthcare and pharmaceutical workers are satisfied overall with their jobs, according to a new survey.

Hundreds of healthcare jobs are available in Montgomery County in Pennsylvania, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer.

Over 100 nurses held a rally and then filled city council chambers as five of them spoke to council members July 9 in Duluth, Minn., according to The Duluth News Tribune.

About 60 unionized workers are going on a one-day strike July 10 to protest long wait times for mental health patients at Kaiser Permanente in San Francisco, according to The San Francisco Chronicle.

Healthcare added 34,900 jobs in June, with hospitals contributing 11,200 positions to that total, according to the latest jobs report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

West Virginia has the highest healthcare employment as a percent of total employment among the 50 U.S. states, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Advocate Aurora Health offering early retirement buyouts to employees was one of the most-read healthcare workforce topics in June.

New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System partnered with the nonprofit Workforce Opportunity Services to recruit, train and hire more veterans.

Bon Secours Mercy Health plans to create 500 jobs and $50 million in new payroll at its "hub" in the Bond Hill neighborhood of Cincinnati, the system announced in a June 24 news release.