Possibly the news that you’ve all been waiting for: it seems as though after two months of losses and layoffs, hospitals will be seeing job gains again. This is according to a recent study done by the Illinois Hospital Association (IHA).
The report shows an increase in jobs from January 2011 compared to January 2010, suggesting that the healthcare industry is not only stabilizing but also growing as more people go to hospitals than last year. The trend of overall improvement includes those who work in the offices and those who actually provide patient care. Even those now working part-time can finally find jobs as physicians assistants due to increased demand.
However, this doesn’t mean that everyone should jump into the medical field because there still remains high demand for nurses. That is because the population of elderly people has been increasing, resulting in an expansion for hospitals that provide long-term care. Overall, the healthcare field seems to be recovering and stabilizing as compared to small companies which are still experiencing layoffs.
Hospital job gains after two months of losses after what seemed like years of layoffs and hospital job losses due to the recession, it appears as though our favorite medical centers will start seeing some much-needed staff again. According to a recent study done by the Illinois Hospital Association (IHA), jobs have increased from January 2011 compared with last year’s numbers, leading us all to believe that the healthcare industry is finally starting to see some recovery. The trend of overall improvement includes those who work in the offices and those who actually provide patient care. Even those now working part-time can finally find jobs as physicians assistants due to increased demand.
Hospitals are not alone in these numbers, however, as their success is closely tied to the success of small companies. According to some economists, while small companies are carrying out layoffs everyday, it’s quite different for hospitals since their job cuts are combined with less patients coming into their centers; this means that while some people may lose their jobs, others will have an opportunity to start them again. While the heaviest burden falls on nurses because of high demand from elderly populations, there is still a need for all sorts of staff members due to the overall growth of the healthcare industry since more and more people will inevitably be coming into hospitals for their needs. And finally, we can’t forget about the increasing success of those who work in the offices and those that provide other non-patient care as this increase in jobs is based on a growing medical industry and not just an opportunity for some to get back at their old jobs.
Hospitals across the country are seeing modest growth in hiring after two months of declines, according to a Fierce Healthcare analysis of available data.
The analysis shows hospitals gained an overall 1,634 jobs in August, which follows July’s loss by 1,065 jobs. The latest gain brings the number of healthcare job losses so far this year to 2,871 jobs, while gains for all of 2013 totaled 64,297 new jobs. This year’s drop comes after last year’s increase of 42,371 new hospital jobs between January and August 2013. Hospitals across the country are seeing modest growth in hiring after two months of declines , according to a Fierce Healthcare analysis of available data .
The analysis shows hospitals gained an overall 1,634 jobs in August , which follows July’s loss by 1,065 jobs. The latest gain brings the number of healthcare job losses so far this year to 2,871 jobs , while gains for all of 2013 totaled 64,297 new jobs . This year’s drop comes after last year’s increase of 42,371 new hospital jobs between January and August 2013.
