Researchers at College Station-based Texas A&M University are monitoring nurses’ eye movements with special glasses. They hope the results will point to causes of stress and burnout, according to a Nov. 8 article on the university’s news site.
Category: Workforce
Massachusetts system withdraws bivalent booster requirement
Pittsfield, Mass.-based Berkshire Health Systems has withdrawn its COVID-19 bivalent vaccine booster mandate for employees, according to a statement shared with Becker’s.
Mississippi hospital lays off dozens of workers
Greenwood (Miss.) Leflore Hospital has laid off dozens of workers as it struggles to stay open amid financial challenges.
At hospital where nurse called 911, ‘zero candidates interviewing’ for ED roles, says president
After staffing issues prompted a nurse at Silverdale, Wash.-based St. Michael Medical Center to call 911 on her own emergency department, representatives for the hospital are speaking publicly about staffing in that department and other issues related …
Healthcare employment growth stays strong in 2022
Healthcare gained 52,600 jobs in October, according to the latest jobs report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The ‘boomerang’ strategy: 2 health systems tap former employees to fill empty roles
Hospitals and health systems across the U.S. continue to face exacerbated staffing shortages, forcing them to tap into even more creative and intentional approaches with recruitment and retention. At Little Rock-based University of Arkansas for Medical…
Confluence Health freezes hiring of most nonclinical roles
Wenatchee, Wash.-based Confluence Health is placing a temporary freeze on hiring most nonclinical positions.
82% of employers say healthcare affordability impacts workforce retention
Rising healthcare costs impact employer efforts to attract and retain talent, with 73 percent of employers saying healthcare costs crowd out salary and wage increases and 82 percent saying it impacts their ability to remain competitive, according to a …
US public health agencies critically understaffed, need 80K additional employees, study says
The U.S. public health workforce needs 80,000 more full-time workers in state and local settings, according to new research from the Minneapolis-based University of Minnesota School of Public Health, the Bethesda, Md.-based de Beaumont Foundation, and …
‘Our March 2020’: Capacity crisis, labor shortages collide at children’s hospitals
Labor shortages are complicating children’s hospitals’ ability to address capacity issues amid a severe surge in patients with respiratory syncytial virus.
