Category: Workforce

NYC Health + Hospitals plans 874 layoffs when universal contact tracing ends

NYC Test & Trace Corps, the city’s initiative for COVID-19 testing and contact tracing, is ending universal contact tracing by the end of April. NYC Health + Hospitals, which leads the program in collaboration with the city’s department of health and o…

Nurse license wait times complicating staffing shortages

Hospitals and health systems across the U.S. are making efforts to quickly boost staffing to fill workforce gaps. But amid shortages, nurses are waiting months for licenses from states so they can begin treating patients, NPR reports.

Hospitals are investing in their workforce: Is it paying off?

As healthcare providers grapple with major workforce shortages, many hospitals and health systems are spending big bucks to retain and recruit workers, whether it be through compensation or benefits.

Lifespan bets on employee stories to help fill staffing gaps

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

Agency staff cost New Jersey hospitals $670M in 2021

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.

Non-competes, occupational licensing in feds’ crosshairs

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 …

Why healthcare organizations must focus on caregivers’ mental health: tips from 2 top systems

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

Michael J. Dowling: Embracing a hybrid workplace for non-clinical staff

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.

OSHA to boost inspections for hospitals treating COVID-19 patients

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 worker shortages go mainstream

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