Category: Workforce

Labor shortages are affecting departments across the healthcare system.

Hospitals and health systems across the U.S. have faced workforce challenges from staffing shortages throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, as COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are rising, driven largely by the BA.5 omicron subvariant, they continue …

Denver Health is struggling with staffing shortages that could force the health system to reexamine bed space and services, The Denver Gazette reported July 23.

Ochsner Health, a 40-hospital health system based in New Orleans, is committing to a pilot program to bring Ukrainian nurses to America.

Hackensack Meridian Health plans to close child care centers operated onsite at its hospitals on Sept. 30, the Asbury Park Press reports. 

Comparing physicians’ performance against each other can detrimentally affect their wellbeing and job satisfaction, according to a July 14 study in PNAS.

Billings (Mont.) Clinic is requiring employees who are not vaccinated against COVID-19 to undergo weekly testing or wear an N95 mask while at work, KTVQ reported July 21.

Cape Girardeau, Mo.-based Saint Francis Medical Center is in the midst of its first healthcare career camp for students, KFVS, a CBS affiliate, reported July 20. 

Physicians working in Santa Clara Valley Medical Center in San Jose, Calif., are calling on Santa Clara County leaders to address their well-being amid concerns over staffing issues and physician mental health.

The first negotiated contract since the pandemic between Wenatchee, Wash.-based Confluence Health and its Central Washington Hospital nurses has been reached, offering market-leading compensation, iFiber One News reported July 19.