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.
Category: Workforce
California physicians urge county leaders to address workplace issues
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.
Confluence Health reaches agreement with nursing staff
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.
New Florida council aimed at solving nursing shortage
Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Keiser University and the National Association of Hispanic Nurses have joined ranks to create an advisory council that aims to solve Southern Florida’s nursing shortage, which is predicted to worsen by 2035, Miami Today News…
LifePoint pays back wages for overtime violations
A U.S. Department of Labor investigation has recovered $97,209 in back wages for 41 emergency services workers at Sanford, N.C.-based LifePoint-Central Carolina Hospital, according to a July 19 press release.
Child care stress linked to higher likelihood of burnout: 5 study findings
During the COVID-19 pandemic, child care stress was prevalent among healthcare workers and associated with burnout, anxiety and depression, and intent to reduce hours or intent to leave the job, according to research published July 18.
13 best healthcare companies for millennials
No health systems appeared on Great Place to Work’s list of best companies for millennials. However, 13 other healthcare organizations did make the list.
Colorado healthcare worker vaccination mandate ends
On July 14, Colorado officials allowed the state’s mandate that healthcare workers receive the COVID-19 vaccine to expire, according to NBC affiliate KUSA.
Nurses blame SLU Hospital management for staffing woes
Several nurses at St. Louis University Hospital protested June 3 to raise awareness about working conditions at the hospital, St. Louis on the Air reported on July 14. Nurses said their departments are regularly understaffed and that hospital mana…
UPMC employees call for leaders to take firm stance on abortion
A group of employees at Pittsburgh-based UPMC have issued a plea to the health system to do more to help protect abortion access in Pennsylvania, public radio station WESA reported July 15.
