Workforce

The number of healthcare workers who are members of unions or covered by a collective bargaining agreement has increased to nearly 1 million in 2009, or approximately 12.9 percent of non-physician healthcare workers, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The healthcare industry, including hospitals, ASCs and physicians' offices, added 14,500 jobs from Dec. 2009-Jan. 2010, according to a news release from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A recent nationwide survey of nurses shows that many of them plan to leave their jobs, suggesting that the nursing shortage will return, according to a release from AMN Healthcare.

New Jersey will have a shortage of 2,800 primary care physicians and specialists by 2020 unless it becomes more physician-friendly, according to a report by the New Jersey Council on Teaching Hospitals.

While nonfarm employment in Pennsylvania decreased by 2.59 percent between Dec. 2008 and Dec. 2009, direct hospital employment slipped just 0.15 percent, according to a release by the Hospital & HealthSystem Association of Pennsylvania.

Ingham Regional Medical Center in Lansing, Mich., will announce layoffs and changes in work and call schedules, citing a decline in patient volume, according to a report by Business Lansing.

The Michigan State Medical Society has raised concerns that an 8 percent cut in Medicare and Medicaid funds may exacerbate an already staggering number of physicians that leave the state after completing their residency training, according to a report in…

A recent Bureau of Labor Statistics report predicting the fastest growing jobs in the next 10 years shows that seven of the top 15 are in healthcare.

After losing $62 million from investments in the plummeting financial markets of late 2008, the Cleveland Clinic has recovered and plans to add 1,800 new jobs in 2010, according to a report by the Cleveland Plain Dealer.

Deaconess Hospital in Cincinnati plans to close its ED in January, according to a report by the Cincinnati Business Journal.