Workforce

Employees of a hospital that sustained significant damage during the California Camp Fire in November now face uncertainty as leaders determine next steps, according to a San Francisco Chronicle report.

Wilmington, Del.-based Christiana Care Health System will increase its minimum wage to $15 an hour, effective Feb. 1, 2019.

Tallahassee (Fla.) Memorial HealthCare, a private, nonprofit community health system, will host a job fair this month to attract people seeking employment after Hurricane Michael, according to a Tallahassee Democrat report.

Here are four hospitals and health systems that plan to raise their minimum wage:

Philadelphia-based Jefferson Health will raise its minimum wage to $15 an hour.

Diagnostic-related technologists and technicians are among the 20 worst-paying jobs for women, according to  an analysis by financial news website 24/7 Wall St.

Healthcare added 32,100 jobs in November, with hospitals contributing 12,700 to that total, according to the latest jobs report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

New Orleans-based Ochsner Health System will raise its minimum wage from $8.10 per hour to $12 per hour.

One of the state's largest nonprofit health systems will increase its minimum wage for employees to $15.15 per hour. 

Family medicine is the most common and in-demand medical specialty for physicians, according to a study from Doximity, a social network for clinicians.