Category: Workforce

The rise of side hustles

Interest in side hustles accelerated during COVID-19, as many Americans looked for opportunities to boost their income amid rising inflation rates and a turbulent job market. New data suggests this trend has persisted in 2023, with a growing number of …

25 New York hospitals have been cited for staffing violations

To date, 25 hospitals have received citations or violations of New York state’s clinical staffing law.

Contracted ED clinicians at Ascension hospital vote to strike

Members of a union for clinicians employed by TeamHealth at Ascension St. John in Detroit have voted to strike for 24 hours on April 18, Fox2 reported April 8.

New York hospital under fire for evicting staff, retirees from housing

New York City-based Maimonides Medical Center is facing backlash after filing 50 eviction notices to tenants of its staff building, The New York Times reported April 8.

NYC Health + Hospitals opens wellness center for 6,000 employees

NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst (N.Y.) opened a Wellness Center to support its 6,000 employees.

The indispensability myth

Workers used to aim to make themselves indispensable in order to survive layoffs. Now, many say there’s no such thing, The Wall Street Journal reported April 3. 

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia's healthcare high school to open in 2025

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia is set to open its healthcare career-focused high school in 2025. 

Biden boosts loan repayments to attract primary care providers to rural areas

Primary care providers who commit to practicing in shortage areas for two years may have as much as $75,000 in medical student debt forgiven through the Health Resources and Services Administration.

Employment of RNs, by state

About 3.2 million registered nurses are employed in the U.S., and California is the state with the highest employment level in RNs, according to the most recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, released April 3 and reflecting information from …

7 numbers on healthcare's job growth

Healthcare jobs continued to grow in March, with certain areas of the sector showing strong growth on top of February’s numbers.