Brendan Courtney, our President & CEO, was named to Staffing Industry Analysts' "Staffing 100" List for 2022. This annual list highlights the 100 most influential people who impact the workforce ecosystem. 

Each month, the HealthTrust Workforce Solutions Recruitment Team recognizes an Employee of the Month for surpassing their goals and exemplifying Operational Excellence. Congratulations to Q4 2021 Employees of the Month Monica Gallego (StarRN Recruiter), Alecia Martin-Mullings (Dialysis Recruiter), and Gabriel Moreno (Account Manager).

Employee of the Month, October 2021: Monica Gallego, StarRN Recruiter

We love our nurses! Feel the love this Valentine's Day season by entering yourself to win a Spa Finder Giftcard! As the photo says above to enter, post a photo on Instagram, tag @HealthTrustWS and use the hashtag #HWSNurseLove. 

The U.S. added a robust 467,000 jobs in January 2022 while the unemployment rate rose to 4% from 3.9%. However, the economy is still missing as many as 4 million workers who likely would be employed now had the pandemic never happened amid a record-breaking surge in COVID-19 cases nationwide. 

Within healthcare, 18,000 jobs were added in the first month of 2022 and growth was seen throughout the sector. Ambulatory care settings added 14,700 jobs and hospitals added 3,400 jobs, while employment in nursing and residential care facilities remained relatively flat, down 100 jobs.

HealthTrust Workforce Solutions is happy to welcome Stephanie Tice as Ethics and Compliance Officer of HealthTrust Workforce Solutions this past week. This position is in place to uphold compliance, organizational ethics and operational excellence.

Stephanie joins HWS from HCA Healthcare, where she began her career in 1995 at Southern Hills Medical Center after serving 6 years in the United States Air Force.  Stephanie later served as the Ethics and Compliance Officer for the Nashville Share Services Center (SSC) before transitioning to HCA Corporate Ethics and Compliance in 2007, where she served as the Ethics and Compliance Investigator, Ethics Line Case Manager and Director, Ethics and Compliance. 

The final 2021 U.S. Labor Department Employment Situation Report once again provided evidence that COVID, in particular the spread of the Omicron variant, has restrained job growth.  A smaller-than-expected 199,000 jobs were added in December 2021 and the unemployment rate hit edged down to 3.9% from 4.2% . Furthermore, according to the Bureau's Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS), workers left their jobs at record-breaking pace of 4.5 million resignations.

The healthcare sector recorded a loss of 3,100 jobs and 52,000 resignations took place within the larger healthcare and social-assistance industry. The healthcare sector gained 143,800 jobs in 2021, remains down 449,500 jobs since pre-pandemic levels.

On behalf of the entire HealthTrust Workforce Solutions family, we would like to wish you a joyful holiday season and a prosperous New Year.

With your help, we have touched the lives of more patients in more ways in facilities across the country this year, providing these individuals with the highest quality of care during their times of need. None of which would have been possible without you and all of our valued team members and healthcare partners. Together we have raised the bar, unlocked possibilities and cared like family.

Throughout the holiday season our wish to you is for you to enjoy this special time of year with your loved ones - your family, your friends and anyone else you hold dear.

From the HealthTrust family to yours, Happy Holidays and Happy New Year! 

Congratulations to Allison Wharton, RN ICU, on earning a DAISY Award!

Allison was nominated by several patients at the Mission Hospital in Asheville, North Carolina for her ability to help and comfort patients as well as thoroughly answer questions. Please see below to read some of her DAISY nominations.

The Labor Department revealed slow job growth in November, with just 210,000 new jobs added to payrolls. November's increase in hiring was the smallest in a year and was well below the half a million jobs expected by economists. The unemployment rate hit a new pandemic low, coming in at 4.2% from 4.6%.  The data indicates that the worst labor shortage in decades continues to heavily impact economic growth.  

Healthcare employment was virtually unchanged in November (+2,100). Within the industry, employment in ambulatory health care services continued to trend up (+17,000), while hospital lost 3,900 jobs and nursing and residential care facilities lost 11,000 jobs. Employment in health care is down by 450,000 since February
2020, with nursing and residential care facilities accounting for nearly all of the loss.

While 2021 has continued to test each of us and our communities in many unprecedented ways, we have used this opportunity to build resilience and demonstrate that we will not let hardships and challenges define us. With Thanksgiving just a few days away, we are looking forward to being able to come together to celebrate with our friends and families. At HWS, we are grateful for our team members, clinicians and healthcare partners  across the country who raise the bar and  work hard each day to create both career opportunities for healthcare professionals and ensure the delivery of patient care across the country.  We are all part of something so much bigger than ourselves and the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of others every day is something we all should be truly grateful for.

Happy Thanksgiving!