Workforce

The number of licensed registered nurses in the United States grew by 5.3 percent from 2004-2008 to a record 3.06 million, but almost half of RNs are over age 50, according to a release by the Health Resources and Services…

The Minnesota Nurses Association has begun contract negotiations with six hospital systems in the Twin Cities area — North Memorial Health Care, HealthEast Care System, Allina Hospitals & Clinics, Park Nicollet Health Services' Methodist Hospital, Children's Hospitals and Clinics of…

Three hospitals in Maine recently announced jobs cuts, according to Maine Public Broadcasting.

Broadlane, a leading end-to-end cost-management partner for healthcare providers, has launched Prolucent Workforce Management to help hospitals navigate the unprecedented staffing challenges expected to accelerate as the first baby boomer turns 65 less than a year from now, according to…

Healthcare continued its trend towards growth in employment by adding 12,000 jobs in February, according to a release from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that work hours for U.S. physicians has declined steadily for the last 10 years, which has worsened the national physicians shortage.

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.