Workforce

Becker’s ASC Review has listed 15 statistics on average ambulatory surgery center staffing counts, hours per case and salaries, according to data from VMG Health’s Multi-Specialty ASC Intellimarker 2010.

Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston has seen success in fostering interest in healthcare among high school students through its Student Success Jobs Program, according to an MSNBC report.

Central Washington Hospital in Wenatchee, Wash., will lay off 80 employees in order to save $7 million, according to a Wenatchee World report.

Allowing surgeons to work part-time may help reduce the shortage of surgeons, according to a study published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.

Nurses' union California Nurses Association, part of National Nurses United, has announced it will hold a one-day strike on Sept. 22, according to a news release by the labor union.

Online job postings for healthcare practitioners and technicians increased by 26,300 during August to 513,700 advertised vacancies, according to a report by The Conference Board.

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Sanford Health, based in Fargo, N.D., has deemed 2012 the year for its nurses, according to an Argus Leader report.

Beaumont Health System, based in Royal Oak, Mich., has committed $68 million toward financing the new Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, according to a Detroit News report.

HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has announced the Department has awarded $71.3 million in grants to expand nursing education, training and diversity.