Category: Workforce

Where healthcare worker COVID-19 vaccine rules stand in states now

Some states have lifted their COVID-19 vaccine requirements for workers at regulated healthcare facilities, while at least one other is considering doing so.

What the C-suite gets wrong about the workforce: Survey

C-suite leaders believe their workforce’s well-being is improving. They’re wrong, according to a June 20 report from Deloitte. 

Northwell aims to streamline flexible staffing via startup

New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health has reached an agreement with Prolucent Health, a Dallas-based workforce optimization startup, to implement Prolucent’s VMS+ platform for managing the 21-hospital health system’s temporary staffing needs.

Applications open for NYC Health + Hospital's clinical leadership fellowship

NYC Health + Hospitals opened applications July 10 for a one-year fellowship designed to prepare post-residency graduates for administrative roles, the New York City-based health system said in a news release sent to Becker’s. This is the program’s fif…

SSM Health adds on-demand staffing capabilities to ease shortages

SSM Health, a 23-hospital health system based in St. Louis, has added an on-demand workforce platform to fill staffing gaps and improve employee retention.

New York restricts mandatory overtime for nurses

Healthcare employers in New York may no longer require nurses to work more than their regularly scheduled hours, with some exceptions, under a new law that took effect July 6. 

University Hospital in New Jersey to receive $396M for salaries, benefits in new budget

Newark, N.J.-based University Hospital will receive $396 million for staff salaries and benefits for the next year, according to a report in the NJ Spotlight News.

Healthcare workers keep calling it quits

Healthcare saw a bump this spring in the number of resignations as a share of total employment as many other industries begin to see the quits rate abate, according to The Wall Street Journal. 

Mayo Clinic sees record year for hiring

Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., experienced a record year for hiring in 2022, the health system confirmed in a statement shared with Becker’s on July 6. 

New York system lifts vaccine mandate

Rochester (N.Y.) Regional Health will no longer require the COVID-19 vaccine for employment, according to a news release shared with Becker’s.