Workforce

Several hospitals and health systems across the U.S. have launched or expanded workforce partnerships in recent years to build stronger pipelines amid shortages. Becker’s connected with six leaders to learn about their partnerships with academic organizations, how they knew it…

While not as mature as its use in other areas, health systems across the U.S. are beginning to adopt predictive analytics tools for labor cost forecasting. Many organizations have automated administrative tasks in revenue cycle and finance and use predictive…

Hospital labor costs may not be spiking the way they did during the height of the staffing crisis, but recent data shows the pressure isn’t letting up.  Kaufman Hall’s “National Hospital Flash Report” based on data from 1,300 hospitals collected…

As hospitals confront unprecedented staffing shortages, financial strain and rapidly evolving patient needs, nursing leaders across the country are rethinking not just how to stabilize the workforce today, but how to rebuild it for the long term. The question is…

Some days, Gil Peri, president and CEO of Milwaukee-based Children’s Wisconsin, acts as an imaging manager or a mission control director. In 2026, he will spend half a day working in the hospital cafeteria. These temporary roles are part of…

A provision in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, signed into law July 4, imposed stricter borrowing limits on the amount of federal student loans that those earning professional degrees can borrow.  Specifically, the new legislation eliminates the Grad PLUS…

Registered nurses at Oakland-based University of California have ratified a new four-year contract covering 25,000 nurses at 19 facilities. Voting on the agreement — which includes provisions aimed at improving retention and patient safety — ended Nov. 22, according to…

Two years ago news coverage warned of a national nursing shortage. Vacancies surged, burnout dominated conversations, and hospitals stretched themselves to staff essential units. Today the sense of alarm has faded. Inside hospitals, however, the crisis has not passed. Administrators…

Hospitals and health systems have consistently focused on recruiting top talent. While this remains a key priority, retention is gaining prominence amid ongoing workforce challenges. In 2025, 2 in 5 healthcare workers reported feeling their role is unsustainable, and 1…

The workforce is top of mind for hospitals and health systems across the U.S., particularly as they focus on recruitment and retention amid today’s industry pressures. Here are 12 numbers to know about the workforce today, per reports recently covered…