The Veterans Health Administration this month topped 400,000 employees for the first time with staffing levels pushed higher by months of aggressive hiring practices by federal officials. Agency leaders say they aren’t finished yet. “We’re really proud of these results,” Dr. Shereef Elnahal, VA Under Secretary of Health, told reporters […]
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Corvallis Business: City’s Workforce Housing Future, Long-Term Employment Projections, Benton is State’s Most Livable County
It’s been a familiar refrain among Corvallis human resource types for some time now – you cannot recruit new staff into town if there’s nowhere for them to live. Finally, there may be some relief coming. City officials are pushing along code changes that would offer developers tax-exemptions if they’re […]
Dental difficulties: Workforce issues dampen rural Minnesotans’ access to dental care – Post Bulletin
EYOTA — When Dr. Zach Lechner applied to dental school in the late 2000s, he made sure to express his desire to practice dentistry in a rural community. “I ended up going into dentistry because I wanted to be in health care and be able to take care of people,” […]
Dentists turn to high schools to boost workforce amid staffing shortage
Idaho’s dentists are facing a staffing shortage, and they’re turning to local high schools to solve it. In a survey distributed by the Idaho State Dental Association (ISDA), 63% of respondents said staffing issues are their main pain point. A shortage of dental assistants and hygienists is “greatly reducing access […]