Peoria, Ill.-based OSF HealthCare is navigating a workforce reality familiar to many Illinois health systems: recruiting talent in a state that continues to see population out-migration. While the 16-hospital system serves communities across Illinois and Michigan, many of its hospitals…
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From regional plans to large, for-profit health insurers, 2026 has marked a year of executive transition. Here are 14 payer executives who shared plans to move out of the C-suite: 1. John Hastings, the chief growth officer for Elevance Health’s…
Healthcare workforce strategy has long operated on a simple premise: post a job, fill a seat, move on. Jeremy Stephens, executive vice president and chief human resources officer at Tidelands Health in Georgetown, S.C., says that model is becoming obsolete.…
When Carole Bennett talks about Sutter Health University, she doesn’t talk for program statistics first. She talks about one of her teammates. He joined Sutter Health in environmental services, what Sutter calls EBS work. He entered the Sacramento, Calif.-based health…
Texas, California and New York employ the nation’s highest numbers of nurse practitioners and physician assistants — two advanced practice provider roles central to healthcare delivery. Nationally, there are about 323,040 employed nurse practitioners and 162,150 physician assistants, according to…
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Fathers with college degrees and children who are 5 or younger have decreased their work hours by more than six a week while increasing their time spent on childcare and housework by more than four hours a week, according to…
The travel nurse staffing market continues to stabilize after the sharp growth and correction that followed the COVID-19 pandemic, though profitability pressures remain, according to findings from the annual SIA NATHO Travel Nurse Benchmarking Survey. The survey, published May 13,…
The U.S. primary care gap will persist through 2050, but is projected to shrink, according to an interactive model developed by the McKinsey Health Institute and West Health. Six things to know from McKinsey’s May 19 article: 1. The analysis…
While hospitals and health systems work to recruit and retain the next generation of healthcare talent, another group is also top of mind: those nearing retirement age. A recent study found that leaving the workforce before retirement age may accelerate…
Artificial intelligence is reshaping entry-level roles in industries such as consulting, legal services and technology. At the same time, junior-level job postings outside healthcare have declined and layoffs tied to AI have increased across industries. Meanwhile, hospitals added 4,300 jobs…