Amid a growing risk of recession for the U.S., there is at least one healthcare occupation that appears in solid position to withstand an economic downturn: nursing, a registered nurse from Louisiana argues in a June 20 article on nurse.org. …
Category: Workforce
8 hospital groups support bill that would protect healthcare workers like flight crews
Eight national hospital organizations have endorsed a bill to protect healthcare workers from violence that is modeled after protections for aircraft and airport workers.
Connecticut health system lays off managers, cuts 21 vacant jobs
Citing the current healthcare environment and financial pressures, Bristol (Conn.) Health on June 16 eliminated 31 positions, including both filled and vacant, according to a news release shared with Becker’s.
Colorado healthcare worker vaccination mandate to expire in July
Colorado will allow its mandate that healthcare workers receive the COVID-19 vaccine to expire July 14, The Gazette reported June 15.
CMS curtailing frequency of vaccination mandate compliance surveys
Oversight of the COVID-19 vaccination mandate covering healthcare facilities participating in Medicare and Medicaid will no longer be part of all CMS surveys.
3 ways hospitals are using design to promote employee well-being
Designing hospitals that promote well-being of employees can help address workforce challenges such as burnout and turnover among staff, Harvard Business Review reported June 14.
Providence considers cutting down office space as it embraces hybrid work
Providence is looking at an opportunity to reduce its administrative real estate footprint at its headquarters in Renton, Wash.
Kaleida Health could hire 436 full-time equivalents under new law
Buffalo, N.Y.-based Kaleida Health has committed to adding hundreds of jobs under a state law signed last year mandating hospitals to establish clinical staffing committees.
Former LifePoint exec launches healthcare workforce development company
Rusty Holman, MD, former chief medical officer of Brentwood, Tenn.-based Lifepoint Health, launched his own company June 13.
Pronoun pins prove popular among staff, patients at hospitals that adopt them
When Marcelle Davis, PhD, joined Richmond, Va.-based VCU Health System in the fall of 2020, a large part of her goal revolved around initiatives to improve inclusivity.
