Despite progress in other industries, women’s representation in healthcare leadership remains largely stagnant, raising concerns about diversity and equity in decision-making roles.

The Tipping Point in U.S. Healthcare The healthcare workforce crisis has escalated into a full-scale disruption, affecting care delivery, access, and financial stability. Factors contributing to this crisis include years of attrition, burnout, wage stagnation, and the lingering impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

A Modern Approach to Clinician Float Pools can Address Rising Labor Costs and Promote Patient Safety. Surging healthcare labor costs are the primary cause for spending growth in hospital patient care. In their annual Cost of Caring report, the American Hospital Association notes, "Hospitals' labor expenses... are up 20.8% from 2019 to 2022....

Ensuring your healthcare facility is staffed with highly professional, quality-driven individuals can be daunting. Working with locum tenens providers has proven to be a beneficial solution for many hospitals and health systems; however, recent trends suggest that healthcare executives would like to reduce their reliance on these premium providers.

Reducing Reliance on Travel Nurses through Community-Focused Recruitment and Marketing. The current state of the healthcare labor market puts hospitals and health systems in a precarious situation. On the one hand, health systems and hospitals want to reduce their reliance on travel nursing labor in favor of permanent hires.

Despite the fact that technology has made our lives easier, one area it appears we have not optimized is healthcare. Currently there is a staffing shortage in hospitals in the United States, particularly in the nursing profession. This shortage has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has led to increased demand for healthcare services and increased burnout among healthcare workers.