Page 12 - Mark Schaefer News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Content distribution is integral to your content strategy, and this guide will equip you with the tools you need to distribute the content you create.

A laid-back evening in boots, jeans and Western hats at Flying W Ranch was a draw for almost 300 people.

As hospitals struggle to retain nurses, they’re increasingly being forced to hire workers from staffing agencies to fill needed positions, driving costs to unprecedented and unsustainable levels, health system executives say. Hospitals are augmenting their employed nursing staff with traveling nurses who are contracted by various hospitals, often located more than 50 miles from their home.

As hospitals struggle to retain nurses, they’re increasingly being forced to hire workers from staffing agencies to fill needed positions, driving costs to unprecedented and unsustainable levels, health system executives say. Hospitals are augmenting their employed nursing staff with traveling nurses who are contracted by various hospitals, often located more than 50 miles from their home.

Hospitals in Connecticut saw substantial gains in revenue during 2021, but many will operate at a deficit during fiscal 2022, which closed Sept. 30, as pandemic relief diminishes and patient volumes remain sluggish. Many Connecticut hospitals, including Middlesex Hospital, saw operating losses driven by the evaporation of COVID-19 grants, coupled with an inflationary economy and rising expenses.