Healthcare Staffing

As one of the earliest pandemic hot spots in the country, NYC hospitals had to find ways to reduce fixed costs while managing historic levels of demand. In these unprecedented times for healthcare, one response is surprisingly normal. Hospitals are responding to COVID-19 like any other employer.

Rural hospitals and locum tenens (contract) physicians are a perfect match. These hardworking facilities and doctors have qualities that bring out the best each other has to offer.

CMS repealed the 2024 nursing home staffing minimums effective February 2026. The floor is gone but the facility assessment rule survives. Here is what operators must do now.