Category: Workforce

Rising housing costs hinder hospital operations

As housing prices rise, hospital hires stall, and prime examples of that trend have emerged in Alaska and Idaho. 

Long COVID-19 keeps up to 4 million out of work, report estimates

Long COVID-19 is keeping between 2 million to 4 million Americans out of work, according to an Aug. 24 report from the Brookings Institute. 

Albany Med System partners with local college to create nursing staff pipeline

Albany (N.Y.) Med System will team up with Troy, N.Y.-based Russell Sage College to create a new program for nursing students, in an effort to alleviate the national nursing shortage.

Some pros have a better idea for quiet quitters: Just quit

Is “quiet quitting,” a trend gaining traction on social media that encourages workers to diminish their enthusiasm at work and refrain from exceeding expectations, the second-rate version of actually resigning?

Massachusetts health system invests $7M in workforce development

Pittsfield, Mass.-based Berkshire Health Systems will invest $7 million in its workforce development program, according to a sponsored article published in The Berkshire Eagle on Aug. 23. 

Mount Sinai opens 2 exhibits honoring COVID-19 staff

New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System has opened exhibits in two of its hospitals celebrating staff who worked through the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Cleveland Clinic nears goal of hiring 1,200 city residents by year’s end

Cleveland Clinic said it is well on its way to hitting its goal of hiring 1,200 Cleveland residents in 2022. 

Job recovery for women still 100,000 shy of pre-pandemic level

As COVID-19 restrictions ease, the male workforce is stepping back to a pre-pandemic rhythm. For women, however, job restoration has been slower, USA Today reported Aug. 21. 

Allegheny Health System rolls out ‘Work Your Way’ staffing model

Citing a need to boost nurse hiring and retention, Pittsburgh-based Allegheny Health Network has launched a new mobile internal staffing model.

50% of executives plan layoffs as healthcare looks to rehire

A new survey of U.S. executives across numerous sectors finds contradictory sentiments on talent and labor management, with half of respondents indicating they have plans to reduce headcount as more than one-third see talent acquisition and retention a…