Category: Workforce

Did on-demand staffing deliver for SSM Health?

Hospitals and health systems are focused on addressing staffing challenges and implementing workforce stabilization strategies. While on-demand staffing is not universally adopted, it has gained traction in recent years to address staffing challenges a…

7 things to know about Gen X in the workplace

While U.S. employers focus on aligning retention and workplace culture efforts across multiple generations, one generation may be overlooked: Generation X.

Atrium Health boosts minimum hourly wage

Charlotte, N.C.-based Atrium Health has shared plans to increase the minimum hourly wage for its North and South Carolina employees to $18.50 an hour, effective Jan. 12.

Fatal work injuries in healthcare: 4 findings

In 2023, private industry employers reported 5,283 fatal work injuries — down 3.7% from 5,486 in 2022, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Dec. 19.

Did shifting workforce models really help? 18 APP trends to know

At the beginning of 2024, the problem of low physician workforce numbers was top of mind among leaders and many turned to advanced practice providers to help resolve access issues.

As RSV cases climb, respiratory therapist deficits loom larger

The incidence of respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, in the United States is moderate right now but the CDC is tracking a steady climb of the illness as winter takes hold. 

How UCSF Health is rebuilding an 'instrumental' management layer

Middle managers have long played a crucial role in industries across the U.S. However, a November article from global management consulting firm Korn Ferry describes “a disappearing layer of middle management,” particularly among professional-service f…

What Gen Z wants from employers

Each new generation entering the workforce brings unique challenges for management, and Generation Z is no exception.

How this Mercy Health initiative cuts commutes, moves employees closer to care

Mercy Health – Springfield (Ohio), part of Cincinnati-based Bon Secours Mercy Health, has unveiled a housing down payment assistance program to help recruit its healthcare providers to live in the local communities.

Inside an Illinois system's AI-powered playbook for leadership, culture

Len Carter, chief human resources officer at Freeport, Ill.-based FHN, has been with the regional health system since 1992. He told Becker’s that throughout his tenure, one thing has remained constant: the organization’s focus on retention.