Category: Workforce

Providence, R.I.-based Lifespan is highlighting the personal stories of employees as part of its workforce recruitment effort. 

New Jersey hospitals more than tripled their 2020 spending on agency and travel staff last year, estimating they spent $670 million, according to a recent survey from the New Jersey Hospital Association.

Lack of competition causes wage declines of roughly 20 percent for workers compared to what they’d otherwise earn in an environment with healthier competition among employers, according to a new report from the Treasury Department that signals federal …

The global pandemic and other life pressures have increased mental health challenges for caregivers, making mental health benefits a must-have for healthcare employers.

As a baby boomer who worked as a manual laborer for many years before taking on a job in which I work 16-hour days, I admit that I have struggled adapting to the remote-work environment that COVID-19 forced upon us.

As the COVID-19 pandemic evolves, the Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration will be expanding its presence at hospitals and skilled nursing care facilities that treat or handle patients with the virus, the agency said.

Healthcare’s workforce shortages have 80 percent of Americans concerned, according to new data from the CVS Health-Harris Poll National Health Project. 

The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a toll on the emotional, mental and physical health of hospital employees across the U.S. Here are five numbers outlining the mental health strain on workers:

Colorado lawmakers have passed legislation that would ban the “doxxing” of healthcare workers, an act that reveals private or identifying information about an individual on the internet, opening them up to harassment and intimidation.

A bill that would have set nurse staffing ratios died while under consideration in the Washington Senate, The Everett Herald reported March 3.