Category: Workforce

Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger is reiterating its commitment to safety after a Dec. 30 shooting outside its Geisinger Medical Center campus took the life of a hospital employee. 

Hundreds of members of the Service Employees International Union plan to rally Jan. 12 at West Hills (Calif.) Hospital and Medical Center over staffing at hospitals owned by Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, according to a union news release share…

A coalition of healthcare workers in Washington has relaunched efforts for state legislation that would limit the number of patients workers care for at a given time.

Employees enjoyed a more flexible, comfortable workplace without having to commute to the office at the pandemic’s height. Now, they are fighting to keep remote work an option — and some employers are reeling back their hesitancy, The New York Times re…

Healthcare gained 54,700 jobs in December, ending the year with improved job growth compared to 2021, according to the latest jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.  

Brewer, Maine-based Northern Light Health is transferring 1,400 of its employees to Eden Prairie, Minn.-based health services company Optum, the Portland Press Herald reported Jan. 5. 

The idea for Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta’s MomForce Program came about while Linda Matzigkeit was mixing cement. 

The term “quiet quitting” — referring to a phenomenon in which employees reduce their enthusiasm at work and stick to the minimum expectations of their role — gained traction on social media and in the news over the last year. However, the term is only…

Admissions are surging at Columbia, Mo.-based University Hospital, and the community is stepping up to take meal prep off employees’ plates, the Columbia Missourian reported Jan. 2. 

Linton, Ind.-based Greene County General Hospital now has its own police department, 98.5FM reported Dec. 27.