Category: Workforce

How UCSF Health is rebuilding an 'instrumental' management layer

Middle managers have long played a crucial role in industries across the U.S. However, a November article from global management consulting firm Korn Ferry describes “a disappearing layer of middle management,” particularly among professional-service f…

What Gen Z wants from employers

Each new generation entering the workforce brings unique challenges for management, and Generation Z is no exception.

How this Mercy Health initiative cuts commutes, moves employees closer to care

Mercy Health – Springfield (Ohio), part of Cincinnati-based Bon Secours Mercy Health, has unveiled a housing down payment assistance program to help recruit its healthcare providers to live in the local communities.

Inside an Illinois system's AI-powered playbook for leadership, culture

Len Carter, chief human resources officer at Freeport, Ill.-based FHN, has been with the regional health system since 1992. He told Becker’s that throughout his tenure, one thing has remained constant: the organization’s focus on retention.

Why 'cocreation' is the No. 1 word for Care New England's workforce in 2025

At Providence, R.I.-based Care New England, Cynthia Ring, executive vice president and chief people officer, is setting the stage for a strong 2025 with a clear focus on empowering employees by fostering a thriving organizational culture to shape the f…

Providence hospital offers employee concierge program

Among the benefits Providence Mission Hospital Mission Viejo (Calif.) now offers its caregiving staff is concierge and errand-running services provided by Best Upon Request, a Cincinnati-based national services provider.

Cedars-Sinai's plan to grow the allied health workforce

Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai is taking a novel approach to addressing an acute, nationwide shortage of allied health workers through its newly established Chuck Lorre Allied Health School. 

AdventHealth U partnership offers healthcare job training to underserved communities

Orlando-based AdventHealth University has expanded its longstanding partnership with Jobs Partnership, a nonprofit career training organization, to launch a free LifeWorks Skills Training program aimed at preparing Central Florida residents for careers…

Healthcare employment status: 6 things to know

Healthcare added 53,600 jobs in November, in line with the average monthly gain of 59,000 over the previous 12 months, according to the latest jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, published Dec. 6. 

Allina faces $83K in fines over workplace violence

The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry has proposed more than $83,000 in fines against Minneapolis-based Allina Health related to more than a dozen “serious” incidents of workplace violence at Abbott Northwestern Hospital, the The Minnesota Sta…