Hospitals and health systems are reevaluating workforce strategies — including compensation and benefits — in response to various provisions of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, signed by President Donald Trump on July 4. The law includes changes to Medicaid,…
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The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has described the housing market as in “crisis,” citing “a decade of underbuilding following the Great Recession and surging demand from millennials entering prime home-buying years.” This, in turn, has driven health systems to play…
As Memorial Hermann and Aldine Independent School District’s HEAL high school prepares for its second year of operations, program leaders are surveying the transformation of its inaugural freshman class of students as they “step into the truth” of their career…
City officials in Waterbury, Conn., plan to sell the property of a former school to a private developer to create apartment housing for hospital employees, CT Insider reported July 14. Five things to know: 1. The three-school building property is…
Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch, N.J., has partnered with Brookdale Community College in Lincroft, N.J., to expand nursing workforce pathways. The agreement supports Brookdale’s nursing pathway program and provides students with dedicated scholarship and employment opportunities, according to a…
Nursing doesn’t look like it did five years ago. Today’s workforce wants more control over when, where, and how they work, and many are willing to leave roles that don’t accommodate those preferences. Rigid scheduling models make it harder to…
LinkedIn News has identified 25 U.S. metro areas where hiring, job listings and talent movement are accelerating. Hospitals and health systems are among the top hiring employers in LinkedIn’s inaugural “Cities on the Rise 2025” list. The list was compiled…
Memphis, Tenn.-based Baptist Memorial Health Care’s BestHealth Employee Well-being Program recently named two new leaders to the C-suite who are looking to take the program beyond hospital walls. BestHealth is a wellness program designed to support staff in taking control…
Generation Z healthcare workers prioritize financial wellness and mental health support — and hospitals and health systems are responding. Given changing demographics and labor shortages, organizations across the U.S. are focused on recruiting and retaining the newest generation to enter…
Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe signed HB 567 on July 10, repealing the state’s paid sick leave mandate. The measure retains Missouri’s $15-per-hour minimum wage law, according to a July 10 news release from the governor’s office. In November, voters approved…