Workforce

The Center for Health Workforce Studies at the State University of New York at Albany announced research results that project healthcare employment is expected to grow more than twice as fast as the general economy until 2020.

The healthcare industry saw a 0.2 percent increase in employment last month, according to the latest statistics from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The healthcare industry added 49,000 jobs in February, according to the latest statistics released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A survey issued to a random sample of 2,000 practicing physician assistants in the United States reveals six factors influence their decision on location, according to research published in the Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants.

New Haven, Conn.-based Cornell Scott Hill Health Center has laid off 25 employees, according to a New Haven Independent report.

Flagler Hospital in St. Augustine, Fla., has cut seven positions and reassigned six people to different areas of the hospital, according to a St. Augustine Record report.

Southeast Arizona Medical Center in Douglas, Ariz., has announced 18 layoffs, according to a Sierra Vista Herald report.

Hospital employment has increased approximately 0.27 percent since December, according to a Bureau of Labor Statistics report (pdf).

Carlos Migoya, CEO of Jackson Health System in Miami, said he plans to lay off a "significant" amount of employees in about two weeks, according to a Miami Herald report.

Jack Stewart, MD, a Tacoma, Wash.-based orthopedic surgeon subspecializes in hand surgery, discusses how orthopedic practices can ensure employee satisfaction.