Category: Workforce

New York to create $1.6B health and sciences hub

New York City and the state of New York are planning to turn a City University of New York campus in Kips Bay into a health and science hub, Spectrum News NY1 reported Oct. 13. 

Gap between employees’ expectations, experiences highest in healthcare: survey

Employees in the healthcare industry see the biggest gap in their expectations of leaders and what those leaders actually deliver, according to a recent survey about workplace expectations. 

What 4 generations want from employers

Ernst and Young released its 2022 U.S. Generation Survey on Oct. 13 highlighting what Generation Z, millennials, Generation X and baby boomers each need to feel supported in the workplace and how they view company culture.

25% of Americans plan to delay retirement due to inflation

A quarter of Americans expect they will have to delay their retirement due to the rise in consumer costs caused by inflation, CNBC reported Oct. 13. 

Viewpoint: What ‘quiet firing’ looks like at hospitals

Leaders in industries across the U.S. are aware of “quiet quitting,” in which workers reduce their enthusiasm at work and stick to the minimum expectations of their role. Similarly, there is a trend called “quiet firing,” in which managers are tacitly …

Inside 2 health system apprenticeship programs tackling workforce shortages

Kora Irby has served as a culinary apprentice at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, Ill., since the program launched this summer, and attributes the experience to helping her realize her dream of becoming a chef.

Washington hospital workers evaluated after contact with hazardous substance

A group of employees at Yakima (Wash.) Valley Memorial received medical treatment and were released Oct. 10 after exposure to a hazardous substance, a spokesperson confirmed to Becker’s.    

Bain: 25% of clinicians want out of healthcare

One quarter of U.S. physicians, advanced practice providers and nurses are considering switching careers and one third are considering switching employers, according to newly released results from a survey conducted by Bain & Company.

The new quiet quitting: ‘quick quitting’

Many managers are aware of the phenomenon dubbed “quiet quitting” — exhausted, burnt out workers performing at the minimum standard. However, a new analysis from LinkedIn suggests that rather than quitting quietly, more people are just quitting. 

Novant Health to hire 300 international nurses

Winston Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health plans to hire 300 international nurses to help offset the nursing shortage, according to an Oct. 7 report from NBC affiliate WCNC.