Virginia Beach, Va., is the most caring U.S. city in 2025, based on its high shares of residents who volunteer or fundraise and its low violent crime rate, according to a Dec. 8 ranking from personal finance website WalletHub. To…
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More than 2 in 5 primary care physicians in the U.S. are experiencing burnout, according to survey results published Nov. 20 by the Commonwealth Fund. The 2025 Commonwealth Fund International Health Policy Survey of Primary Care Physicians drew responses from…
In October, Baton Rouge, La.-based FMOL Health named Eric Clay chief security officer as its first system-level role focused on workplace safety. The move comes as the Occupational Safety and Health Administration reports that 75% of all workplace violence incidents…
CEOs across industries — from Airbnb to JPMorgan Chase — have identified key distractions in team meetings: phones and laptops, The Wall Street Journal reported Oct. 28. “This has to stop,” JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon wrote of phone use…
Registered nurses at Cayuga Medical Center in Ithaca, N.Y., have launched a campaign to unionize, according to statements from the hospital and the Communications Workers of America. The union, operating under the name Cayuga United-CWA, said a supermajority of eligible…
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Unemployment claims nationwide have remained largely stable over the past year. However, state-level changes varied significantly, ranging from a 45% decrease to a 65% increase, according to a Dec. 4 analysis from personal finance website WalletHub. Alabama saw the largest…
Daviess Community Hospital in Washington, Ind., is putting $1.6 million toward employee wage increases, the hospital said in a Dec. 2 statement. The initiative includes raising the inpatient registered nurse pay scale from $33 to $45 per hour, along with…
The American Hospital Association outlined five key ways hospitals and health systems are reimagining their workforce strategies in a Dec. 3 report. The association’s 2026 Health Care Workforce Scan report offers an annual snapshot of healthcare employment based on the…
The Ohio Nurses Association is demanding an independent investigation into senior leadership at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus, citing what it describes as a pattern of safety failures. The union’s demand was made during a Dec.…
The unemployment gap between high school and college graduates ages 22-27 has reached its lowest level since the late 1970s, according to a Nov. 24 analysis from the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. Here are five things to know: 1.…