Category: Workforce

A total of 108 team members will be affected by the closure of Lakeview, Mich.-based Spectrum Health Kelsey Hospital in October, a letter to the Michigan Department of Labor & Economic Opportunity says, according to the Daily News.  

From “loud quitting” to “quiet quitting,” various workforce trends have gained traction in recent years. Among the latest trends: “Grumpy staying.” 

While a number of employees in the global workforce are staying with their jobs, there are also those who are watching for or actively seeking a new role, Gallup finds. 

Companies that allow employees to work remotely are hiring new workers at nearly double the rate of organizations based strictly in-office, according to Forbes. 

A growing disparity between the number of patients and nurses assigned to them is helping lead to increasing violence in healthcare facilities, according to an Aug. 7 PBS report.

Healthcare workers are significantly more likely to die from fatal drug overdoses than those working outside the field, according to a study published Aug. 7 in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine. 

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued proposed regulations Aug. 7 for the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act.

Ninety-four percent of business leaders avoid hiring recent college graduates at times, according to a recent survey. 

Recent shootings and other attacks in healthcare settings have called attention to violence in the industry. 

While implementing strategies to attract and retain bedside nurses continues to be a top priority, it’s not the only staffing challenge hospitals are facing, Robert Weiss, regional business operations manager at Connecticut’s Hartford HealthCare Centra…