“Train people well enough so they can leave. Treat them well enough so they don’t have to.” – Sir Richard Branson
Healthcare continues to be the leading private-sector employer in Michigan. Our latest Economic Impact of Healthcare in Michigan report shows healthcare provided nearly 572,000 direct jobs in Michigan in 2022, with roughly 217,000 of those jobs in hospitals. Whether in our largest urban cities or our smallest rural towns, hospitals are often one of – if not the – largest employers in their communities.
In a sense, hospitals operate as their own small towns, open 24/7/365, requiring a multitude of different professions to not only make sure patients receive the right care, but that they’re fed appropriately, receive the correct medications, have clean rooms, gowns and a litany of other tasks. Thus, the environment that hospitals operate in as employers is extremely critical. Hospitals go to great lengths to not only identify and hire the right people, but to offer strong compensation and benefit packages, training and career development, and flexibility that will retain them. With this heavy reliance on labor, it is no wonder that hospital human resources departments have been paying particular attention to a new state law set to go into effect Feb. 21 known as the Earned Sick Time Act.
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