Workforce

A majority of Oregon Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals members have delivered a no-confidence vote in the leadership of Kaiser Permanente CEO Greg Adams. In a Dec. 8 letter shared with the board of directors of Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser…

Hospitals often don’t realize they’re losing ground in workforce development until the damage is already done. Staff leave, patients drift to competitors, and budgets absorb the impact months or even years later. Todd Burch, president of PrognostiCare, sees those blind…

More than 100,000 students were enrolled in U.S. medical schools in 2025 — a record high, according to data released Dec. 9 by the Association of American Medical Colleges. Total enrollment reached 100,723 students in 2025, with the largest-ever incoming…

Workers with a strong sense of purpose in their roles are more likely to be engaged at work and less likely to feel burned out or search for a new job. Yet only 30% of hiring managers consider purpose to…

Virginia Beach, Va., is the most caring U.S. city in 2025, based on its high shares of residents who volunteer or fundraise and its low violent crime rate, according to a Dec. 8 ranking from personal finance website WalletHub. To…

More than 2 in 5 primary care physicians in the U.S. are experiencing burnout, according to survey results published Nov. 20 by the Commonwealth Fund. The 2025 Commonwealth Fund International Health Policy Survey of Primary Care Physicians drew responses from…

In October, Baton Rouge, La.-based FMOL Health named Eric Clay chief security officer as its first system-level role focused on workplace safety. The move comes as the Occupational Safety and Health Administration reports that 75% of all workplace violence incidents…

CEOs across industries — from Airbnb to JPMorgan Chase — have identified key distractions in team meetings: phones and laptops, The Wall Street Journal reported Oct. 28. “This has to stop,” JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon wrote of phone use…

Registered nurses at Cayuga Medical Center in Ithaca, N.Y., have launched a campaign to unionize, according to statements from the hospital and the Communications Workers of America. The union, operating under the name Cayuga United-CWA, said a supermajority of eligible…

Unemployment claims nationwide have remained largely stable over the past year. However, state-level changes varied significantly, ranging from a 45% decrease to a 65% increase, according to a Dec. 4 analysis from personal finance website WalletHub.  Alabama saw the largest…