Cleveland-based University Hospitals and Kent (Ohio) State University revealed Feb. 5 they are teaming up on an initiative to address Northeast Ohio's nursing shortage.
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Southfield, Mich.-based Beaumont Health seeks to hire salaried General Motors Co. workers who are being laid off, according to The Detroit News.
A California task force has a $3 billion plan for closing the state's healthcare workforce gaps by 2030, according to a Los Angeles Times report.
Charlotte, N.C.-based Atrium Health revealed Feb. 6 it will spend $19 million to finance wage increases for more than 15,000 employees.
Although 170 people work in emergency medical services and transport at Brewer, Maine-based Northern Light Health, the system is about 10 percent understaffed in this department, CNBC reports.
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Bergen New Bridge Medical Center in Paramus, N.J., is offering immediate temporary employment and free meals to employees of a nearby paper mill ravaged by fire last month.
Healthcare added 41,600 jobs in January, down from the 50,200 jobs the industry added the month prior, according to the latest jobs report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Meade, Kan.-based Artesian Valley Health System will host a job fair , according to The Leader & Times.
Mercy Health – Springfield (Ohio) hosted open interviews Jan. 30 to fill more than 15 positions, according to a Springfield News-Sun report.
UnitedHealthcare is expanding into West Virginia and adding 100 jobs this summer, according to the Star Tribune.