Headlines present conflicting narratives about the healthcare workforce, with CEOs highlighting it as a top concern while researchers emphasize a rapidly growing healthcare labor supply above pre-pandemic levels.
Stephen DelRossi and the executive team at Northern Inyo Healthcare District in Bishop, Calif., have had their work cut out for them over the last year.
The CDC has appointed Robyn Neblett Fanfair, MD, as the permanent director of the Division of HIV Prevention, which falls under the National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, according to a Feb. 12 news release.
The National Board of Physicians and Surgeons, a nonprofit that provides accessible, ongoing certification in medical specialties, has released a plan aimed at reducing clinician burnout and burdens in rural care.
Last year was marked by labor actions across the U.S. From coast to coast, healthcare workers participated in strikes, citing concerns about issues such as pay, staffing and recruitment, and such actions have continued into 2024.
Ninety percent of laid-off staff from Oracle Health, who were conducting health information technology operations for Springfield, Mo.-based CoxHealth, have accepted new job offers with the health system.
Half of rural hospitals are operating in the red, up seven percentage points from last year, according to a Feb. 13 report from the Chartis Center for Rural Health.