Healthcare hiring, this week
Short reads on the news that changes how hard healthcare roles are to fill: labor data, hospital moves, staffing, hiring technology, and policy.
Three federal jobs reports land this week. Here is what to watch for healthcare hiring
August showed health care hiring cooling. JOLTS, metro employment, and the September jobs report will show whether that slowdown is sticking.
Boston nurses authorize an open-ended strike as staffing firms see demand return
Nurses at Brigham and Women's voted 93% to authorize an indefinite strike. Industry forecasts show healthcare staffing growing again after three down years.
One hospital trims, another builds: two workforce stories from this weekend
A New Hampshire hospital is closing an inpatient rehab unit and cutting 12 positions, while Piedmont plans a roughly $600 million replacement hospital east of Atlanta.
AI in hiring gets a rulebook in the UK, and candidates want a human option
The UK launched its first national standard for recruitment technology, and new AI screening tools keep arriving. Surveys show candidates care about how they are told.
Rural health money is flowing to workforce projects. Arkansas shows how
CMS announced $54.6 million for 54 projects in Arkansas, half of it for workforce training. It is part of a $50 billion, five-year rural health program.