Employment rose 0.14 percent in hospitals and 0.16 percent in physicians' offices in November but fell 0.60 percent in outpatient care centers, which include ASCs, according to a release by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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In a recent survey by the Ohio Hospital Association, Ohio hospitals itemized the kinds of cost-cutting measures they have been making as well as the cuts they plan to make, according to a report by the Ohio Hospital Association.
Physician supply in 2008 varied from a high of 405 per 100,000 residents in Massachusetts to a low of 174 in Mississippi, according to a report by the Association of American Medical Colleges.
Hospitalists Management Group will launch a total of 14 new hospitalist medicine programs in 2009, expanding to 46 contracts in 17 states by first quarter 2010, according to an HMG news release.
A large majority of hospital CEOs believe that shortages exist in healthcare professionals needed to cope with the demand for medical services in their service areas, according to AMN Healthcare's 2009 Survey of Hospital Chief Executive Officers.
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Here are 10 states with the least number of individuals employed in the healthcare sector in 2008, according to recently released data from the Kaiser Family Foundation.
Here are 10 states with the highest number of individuals employed in the healthcare sector in 2008, according to recently released data from the Kaiser Family Foundation.
Cook County Health and Hospitals System has begun to notify 335 employees who will be laid off and has cut and additional 700 vacant positions in order to cut $60 million from its budget, according to a report in the…
While the nation lost a whopping 263,000 nonfarm jobs in September, the healthcare sector came through the month relatively unscathed and still has more jobs than a year ago, according to a release from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Royal Oak, Mich.-based Beaumont Hospitals has announced plans to layoff an additional 353 employees as well as freeze pay and reduce employee vacation and sick days, according to a report by the Detroit Free Press.