Employment differs considerably among healthcare occupations.
Category: Workforce
Few healthcare workers are using social media to encourage vaccination, study finds
Healthcare workers can use social media to encourage vaccination against COVID-19, but many are not doing so, according to a study published June 8.
Why Advocate Aurora is paying employees to take ‘renewal days’
Advocate Aurora Health is paying nurses and other staff members to step away from their jobs for a day to participate in a “renewal day” focused on employee wellness and connection.
Proposed bill would protect healthcare workers like airline staff
U.S. Reps. Madeleine Dean, D-Pa., and Larry Bucshon, MD, R-Ind., introduced a bill June 7 to protect healthcare workers from violence that is modeled after existing protections for aircraft and airport workers.
Lawmakers move to combat violence against healthcare workers
Violence against healthcare workers is a subject that has been highlighted by healthcare organizations nationwide during the COVID-19 pandemic. In the wake of recent shootings on hospital campuses, including on the campus of Saint Francis Health System…
Nursing workforce experience fell 20% during pandemic, study finds
Over a year’s time, the median nursing tenure in the U.S. fell by 19.5 percent amid increased demands on workers, according to a new study by Epic Research, an Epic Systems journal.
Vibra Healthcare expands travel nursing, healthcare staffing business
Mechanicsburg, Pa.-based Vibra Healthcare has expanded Vibra Travels, its travel nursing and healthcare staffing business.
Healthcare added 28K jobs in May
Healthcare added 28,300 jobs last month, spurred by a gain in hospital employment, according to the latest jobs report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Staff shortages throw a wrench in hospitals’ compliance standards
Workforce shortages have embroiled the healthcare industry, posing threats to patient safety, staff well-being and retention efforts. Outside of these key concerns, several healthcare leaders told Becker’s shortages are also indirectly interfering with…
88% of hospitals used temporary physicians to combat staff shortages
Looking to combat workforce shortages and treat COVID-19 patents, healthcare facilities turned to locum tenens physicians and healthcare workers to temporarily help ease the strain, according to a May report from AMN Healthcare.
