Workforce

A health system in Western New York state is trying to fill hundreds of immediate nursing openings, according to ABC-affiliate TV station WKBW.

Bringing employees aboard who fit into their workplace culture tops the priority list of most healthcare leaders reviewing potential hires, according to the Medical Group Management Association's most recent  Stat poll.

Healthcare added 27,000 jobs in April, with hospitals contributing 8,300 positions to that total, according to the latest jobs report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Abrazo Mesa (Ariz.) hospital, which is under construction, is holding a job fair this week to fill healthcare positions, according to radio station KTAR-FM.

A 24-year-old patient has been charged with punching a nurse in the face at the Women and Infants Hospital in Providence, R.I., city police told the Providence Journal.

Hospitals have continued to see job growth in 2019.

The Washington Legislature has passed a bill that requires hospitals to give nurses and other staff regular rest and meal breaks, according to a Spokesman-Review report.

A Washington state senator has received about 1,700 decks of cards, following her controversial comments about nurses earlier this month, the lawmaker said in a statement April 24.

A Washington state lawmaker has agreed to shadow a 12-hour nursing shift after facing backlash for her controversial comments about nurses, according to CNN.

Nurses are pushing back after a Washington state lawmaker said some nurses in small, rural hospitals “probably play cards” much of the time, according to USA Today.