HealthExec May 1, 2023
Hospitals are seeing a return of the nursing workforce after many left their jobs during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The return is likely due to the decline in pay from temporary work and contract nursing that was in high demand during the pandemic, The Wall Street Journal reported. In addition, hospitals have buoyed perks to lure workers back and ease shortages. In some cases, hospitals have faced such bad shortages they have been forced to turn away patients.
One strong example of the return to hospital settings is from HCA Healthcare, which is the nation’s largest publicly traded hospital chain. HCA increased nursing hiring 19% in the first...
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