Kristal Kuykendall

Dec 6, 2024 | healthcareworkforce.substack.com | Kristal Kuykendall

Happy holidays from Healthcare Workforce Report!As the year comes to a close, HWR is considering several options for our content and focus areas in 2025 and beyond. We’ve posted a survey below and hope you’ll tell us your thoughts (and invite your colleagues to respond as well).

Nov 7, 2024 | healthcareworkforce.substack.com | Kristal Kuykendall

Job creation in healthcare last month was the only reason the U.S. economy reported any job growth at all for October, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Healthcare saw 52,000 new jobs created in October, on par with the past year’s monthly average of 58K new jobs, noted Health Leaders Media. Comprising that total were 36K jobs created in ambulatory services, 9,000 created in nursing homes and residential care services, and 8,000 created in hospitals.

Oct 24, 2024 | healthcareworkforce.substack.com | Kristal Kuykendall

Nursing leaders see a “transformational era” beginning to unfold, according to an in-depth report by Becker’s Hospital Review. Four nurses explain the big trends impacting their roles and how they expect nursing to differ in five years from the norms of today. Following are the highlights (the Becker’s report is worth a thorough read if you have time!):Virtual nursing is in its infancy and will be far more commonplace in five years, one nurse predicted.

Oct 10, 2024 | healthcareworkforce.substack.com | Kristal Kuykendall

First, the latest jobs report:Like the U.S. economy as a whole last month, healthcare saw better-than-expected job growth, with the sector adding 45,000 new jobs — about 30% more than the month before. Still, September’s total was lower than the average monthly growth over the previous 12 months, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It was the third consecutive month in which healthcare job growth slowed slightly but remained robust, Health Leaders Media noted.

Sep 26, 2024 | healthcareworkforce.substack.com | Kristal Kuykendall

With nursing shortages projected to grow worse in the coming years, healthcare leaders and immigration attorneys are teaming up to call for updates to visa policies so U.S. healthcare employers can fill some of their shortages with foreign nurses and health technologists.