Category: Workforce

As burnout continues to plague clinical staff and executive leaders alike, health systems are turning to peer support programs to combat loneliness and isolation. 

For all its benefits, too much psychological safety in the workplace may lead to lower job performance, according to research summarized in a Jan. 3 Harvard Business Review article.

Healthcare/products companies and manufacturers, including hospitals, announced the third-most job cuts in 2023 among 30 industries and sectors measured, according to one new analysis.

While the quits rate was lower nationally at the end of November, the quits rate in the healthcare and social assistance sector stayed relatively consistent.

Maimonides Medical Center said it is scaling back its housing program for employees due to maintenance costs. 

The disconnect between Generation Zers and the companies that employ them is approaching a critical point, according to LinkedIn News. 

More stability is on the horizon for healthcare, which will give health systems an opportunity to innovate, transform and reclaim their culture, Greg Till, chief people officer at Renton, Wash.-based Providence Health System predicts. 

NYC Health + Hospitals rolled out a new care delivery model in 2023 that entails designating one staff member on each unit as a “well-being buddy” tasked with checking in and supporting colleagues.

Artificial intelligence isn’t the only trend set to shape the landscape of work in 2024. Hybrid work and green hiring are other key trends that will be prevalent next year, an expert from LinkedIn told Fortune in a Dec. 24 report. 

Virginia plans to end funding for more than half of the community health workers employed at the state’s local health districts, VPM reported Dec. 22.