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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.  

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.

Nurse practitioner and pharmacy technician are among the most sought-after healthcare jobs this year , according to a salary guide from staffing firm Randstad US.

Rocky Mount, N.C.-based Nash UNC Health Care has lowered its registered nurse vacancy rate by 12 percent since 2017 by implementing several strategies to recruit and retain more nurses, according to the Rocky Mountain Telegram.

Iowa is the best state to find a job, according to an analysis by Zippia, a career search and employment services company.