The March 2022 Bureau of Labor Statistics Hiring Situation Report revealed that 431,000 new jobs were added last month and the unemployment rate continued to tick down, now at 3.6%.

We are pleased to share that the MSP Program for Indiana Regional Medical Center is now live.

Indiana Regional Medical Center (IRMC) has been serving Pennsylvania’s Indiana County and surrounding communities since 1914. Effective Monday, April 4, 2022, HealthTrust Workforce Solutions has launched a clinical and non-clinical MSP program leveraging our Workforce 2.0 VMS system to support consistent protocols for initiating and managing needs.

U.S. job growth picked up the pace in February, adding 678,000 new jobs and edging the unemployment rate down to a two-year low of 3.8%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics February 2022 Hiring Situation Report. 

HealthTrust Workforce Solutions would like to thank all of our Strategic Vendors Partners who participated in our Vendor Partner Summit in Fort Lauderdale as we met to discuss and celebrate our partners program participation and success, as well as enjoying the opportunity to be together in-person after two long years.

It was wonderful to see our partners and celebrate their 2021 successes in-person.  We truly appreciate their strong support and partnership throughout the past year, and we are grateful to work alongside them as we enter 2022. 

We also had the pleasure of announcing our 2021 MSP Program Award recipients.  It was fantastic to be able to celebrate our winners and their success. 

We thank all attendees for their part in making it a fabulous evening of comradery and celebration. 

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.  We congratulate Brendan and the many HWS MSP vendor staffing industry partner leaders recognized in the 2022 list for elevating the industry and advancing the workforce solutions ecosystem through their accomplishments. 

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. 

We are excited to share that we are now live with our new Clinical Education Central Sharepoint solution for all Clinical Education requests.  This solution will provide a single entry point for all education requests (missing assignments, assignment exemptions, etc.) and provide the ability for the team to process new requests within 24 hours.

This tool is now the primary source for all new education requests and will replace emails. 

Please note that invitations to the SharePoint site have been sent in a separate email.

If you are interested in additional information, please view our Instructional Guide or listen to a recorded Webex session on the site for easy reference.

For questions that cannot be addressed via the Clinical Education Central Site, please call 954-514-1333, option 2.

We are pleased to share that the MSP Program for Valley Health System is now live.

Valley Health is a not-for-profit health system of hospitals, urgent cares, physician practices, and services dedicated to meeting the medical needs of West Virginia, Maryland, and the Top of Virginia. Effective Sunday, January 16, 2022, HealthTrust Workforce Solutions has launched clinical and non-clinical MSP program leveraging our Workforce 2.0 VMS system to support consistent protocols for initiating and managing needs.

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.

COVID-19 remains a concern to public health and, in order to prevent its further spread in hospitals, SNFs, and other health care settings, new public health requirements are necessary at this time in the state of California.