Nurses are in high demand and short supply across the US. However, some hospitals like Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles are able to successfully hire and retain nurses.
Category: Workforce
Primary care physician turnover linked to $979M in excess healthcare costs
Primary care physician turnover leads to nearly $1 billion in annual excess healthcare spending, and work-related burnout is a significant contributing factor, according to a new American Medical Association-led study published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings.
MedStar Health launches employee well-being center
Columbia, Md.-based MedStar Health has launched a center for well-being to support its healthcare workers manage stress and improve their overall wellness.
Hospitals turn to international nurses to fill staffing gaps
As hospitals look to fill nursing shortages, they are bringing in foreign workers to help ease staffing strain experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The nurse shortage caveat
Massachusetts has more licensed nurses now, in nearly every category, than before the pandemic. So why do many hospitals have job vacancies?
Lawmakers in these 6 states move to combat violence against healthcare workers
Violence against healthcare workers is a subject recently highlighted by healthcare organizations across the U.S., which are asking patients to show kindness and patience to staff. It’s also picking up steam among state legislators, who are introducing…
New Jersey hospitals ask governor to delay booster mandate
New Jersey hospital executives are asking Gov. Phil Murphy to postpone the Feb. 28 deadline for all healthcare workers to receive a COVID-19 booster shot, which tens of thousands of employees have yet to receive, according to North Jersey Media Group.
What makes hospital employees quit their jobs? Answers from 6 workers
Healthcare workers have left their roles — or professions altogether — in droves amid the pandemic, a trend often attributed to burnout. But is the answer more complicated than that? Becker’s reached out to healthcare workers across t…
Florida hospitals say potential staffers can’t find affordable housing
Hospital systems in southwest Florida say the lack of affordable housing is hindering their ability to plug staff shortages, Fox 4 reported Feb. 24.
US unemployment claims sink to 52-year low
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits declined last week, and the number of people collecting unemployment benefits hit the lowest level since 1970, the Labor Department reported Feb. 24.
