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RI hospital adapts to ’new normal’ of lower patient volumes
The Westerly Hospital administrators say ongoing staffing changes are driven by reduced patient volume and the need...
Hospitals courting primary care doctors
In one of the first concrete steps to remake the way medical care is delivered, hospitals are competing to hire...
In Physician Recruiting, Local Needs Trump National Trends
Two national reports on physician recruiting and compensation reveal that the demand for primary care physicians...
Hospital Job Growth Flat in January
Overall, the healthcare sector created nearly 11,000 payroll additions in January, which is half the average number of...
Hospital Labor Costs Ratchet Up; Wage Growth Still Slow
Total compensation costs – wages, salaries, and benefits – for hospital employees rose 2.1% in 2010, just...
Web Exclusive: Healthcare Job Postings Stable in December
Online ads for healthcare practitioners and technical  workers rose by a slim1,600 listings while vacancies for...
As doctors age, small towns face critical shortage
Californians are getting older, and so are their physicians. In isolated towns, fears are rising that as greater...
Top RI doctor quits for unexplained reasons
The chief of obstetrics and gynecology at Women & Infants Hospital and Brown University abruptly left her post last...
Renewed effort to lure doctors to rural areas faces obstacles
The Obama administration recently invested more than $1 billion from the stimulus and the healthcare law into the...
Web Exclusive: States Struggle to Keep Doctors Home
Arizona is struggling to keep doctors in the state, according to a 2005 study on the physician workforce by Arizona...

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