Category: Workforce

Small hospitals struggle to compete for staff with bonuses, rewards

U.S. hospitals, especially facilities in rural areas, are struggling to compete with bonuses and other rewards offered to staff by competitors, Kaiser Health News reported Feb. 7.

Mayo urges respect for healthcare workers amid increase in patient hostility

Mayo Clinic Health System in La Crosse, Wis., which serves Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa, is asking for respect and patience from patients amid an increase in hostility toward healthcare workers, according to the La Crosse Tribune.

AMA president: Violence against healthcare workers must end

Gerald Harmon, MD, president of the American Medical Association, is calling for an end to threats and intimidation against physicians and other healthcare workers.

UCHealth launches education, upskilling program to tackle staffing challenges

As part of efforts to attract and retain employees, Aurora, Colo.-based UCHealth launched a new education and upskilling program.

Vaccine refusal tied to 4,934 healthcare job cuts in January

U.S.-based companies announced 19,064 job cuts in January, and 5,757 workers lost their jobs because they refused to get vaccinated against COVID-19, according to a report from Challenger, Gray & Christmas, an executive outplacement and coaching firm.&…

Hospitals gain jobs after 2 months of losses

Hospitals gained jobs in January after losing them in the two months prior, according to the latest jobs report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Internal agency will help curb staffing challenges, CHI Health CEO says

When E.J. Kuiper began his tenure as CEO of Omaha, Neb.-based CHI Health in January, the idea of starting an internal staffing agency was already something he had conceived.

California moves back COVID-19 booster deadline for healthcare workers

The California Department of Public Health is giving healthcare workers an additional month to receive a COVID-19 booster.

4.3M Americans quit their jobs in December, down from previous record

The number of U.S. workers who quit their jobs dipped to 4.3 million in December, after a high in November, according to survey data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Feb. 1.

More states seek federal waivers for rural hospitals on COVID-19 vaccination mandate

The governors of West Virginia and Virginia have joined together to urge the Biden administration to grant a limited waiver of its COVID-19 vaccination requirement at rural or state-run healthcare facilities.