The University of Pennsylvania’s nursing school in Philadelphia is launching a tuition-free program to recruit, train and deploy nurse practitioners to provide primary care in underserved communities.
Category: Workforce
California lawmakers propose COVID-19 vaccination requirement for businesses
A group of lawmakers in California have proposed a COVID-19 vaccination mandate for all businesses in the state.
License wait times reach crisis levels for healthcare workersÂ
Licensing agencies were understaffed and used antiquated workflows pre-pandemic. Now, facing an influx of applicants, the delays are affecting healthcare workers’ ability to get to work and patients’ access to care, NBC News reports.
Federal vaccination mandate begins for healthcare workers in 24 states
Healthcare facilities in 24 states face their first deadline Feb. 14 to comply with the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccination mandate.
If 1 in 5 healthcare workers have quit, where have they gone?
A frequently cited statistic is that nearly 1 in 5 healthcare workers have quit their jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an October 2021 Morning Consult report.
Hospitals plead with Congress to tackle workforce shortages
The American Hospital Association is urging Congress to establish policies to combat workforce shortages facing healthcare facilities.
Physician: Empowering healthcare workers starts with removing ‘shackles’
Tina Shah, MD, has spent her career dedicated to supporting the well-being of healthcare workers.
5 steps to support healthcare worker well-being
Members of a coalition founded by 10 health system CEOs across the U.S. have worked with a group of healthcare experts, as well as the National Academy of Medicine, to identify five actions healthcare leaders can take to support the emotional…
California measure would let nurses work as independent contractors
A proposed ballot measure in California would classify any nurse or healthcare worker who uses a digital platform to secure work as an independent contractor.
Black women heavily concentrated in low-wage healthcare jobs, study finds
More than one in five Black women (23 percent) in the U.S. workforce are employed in healthcare and are most likely to hold the lowest-paying, most hazardous jobs, according to a study published Feb. 7 in Health Affairs.
