Category: Workforce

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek has signed a minimum nurse staffing mandate for hospitals.

When it comes to hybrid work, companies are seeking arrangements that result in a successful return to the office environment, Fortune reported Aug. 15.  

Fewer teens are working this year, and employers added the lowest total of teen jobs for the summer months since 2010.

Votes or petitions of “no confidence” are not new at hospitals and health systems, though rare. And amid today’s financial and workforce challenges, healthcare workers have not shied away from these moves as they seek to address their concerns around i…

What has seven letters, made dozens of Becker’s headlines in a matter of months, and looms over everyone in healthcare — from the front desk to the top office? Layoffs. 

Hospital and health system workers have long participated in strikes and other labor actions across the U.S., citing concerns about staffing, patient care, working conditions and employee retention. In recent years, they have increasingly held actions …

HHS is investing more than $100 million to train more nurses and address the rising demand for registered nurses, nurse practitioners, certified midwives and nurse faculty.

Healthcare workers have more anecdotal evidence of rising violence in their places of work, and one key data point backs the notion that jobs in hospitals, nursing homes and other care settings are increasingly high-risk to physical well-being. 

Among generations, Generation Z — those born in 1997 or later — struggle the most to disconnect from work.

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, plagued by financial troubles, is laying off 51 workers across support services, administration and service lines.