Contrary to the layoffs and layoffs in the health system last year Let employees take vacation According to a new survey, about 40% of factories now say they are speeding up the recruitment process to meet the surge in demand.
A survey by global professional services company Aon shows that, except for those who report speeding up hiring, about 36% of people are following the normal recruitment process. It surveyed 150 health systems representing more than 1,150 hospitals between April and June.
The Covid-19 pandemic has Significantly worse There is a shortage of existing medical staff.As a result, the health system is scrambling to increase recruitment, even if Provide substantial signing bonus Under certain circumstances.
Aon survey shows that most organizations (93%) are focused on attracting top talent and retaining them through enhanced benefits programs.
These include providing tuition reimbursement plans (94%), flexible work options (69%), cash vacation policy (66%), adoption benefits (45%) and gender confirmation surgery (36%).
In addition, the goal of most respondents (77%) is to pay 76% or more of their employees’ health care costs, and 23% of respondents provide free health plan options for some of their employees. Approximately 85% of respondents stated that they provide discounts for employees through program design to access their own facilities and suppliers.
Not only that, nearly half of the health systems surveyed stated that they provide employees with on-site or nearby health centers.
Of the 49% of respondents who provide some kind of on-site clinic for their employees, 29% said they provide primary care clinics, 25% provide occupational health clinics, and 7% provide behavioral health clinics.
Approximately 41% of the on-site clinics are free for plan members, and 61% provide services for the employees’ family members and the employees themselves.
Employee welfare is also a priority of the health system, with 71% of respondents saying that they have a central welfare committee.
Approximately 46% of health systems stated that they provide welfare incentives or requirements. These incentives include non-cash options such as employee recognition, vacations, fitness wearables, and hospital gifts, as well as financial incentives of up to $2,000 per year.
“The priority in 2020 is to reduce the rising costs for employers-this is understandable considering the financial shock to the health system,” Sheena Singh, senior vice president of Aon National Healthcare Industry Practice Said at the press conference. “Now, the pandemic has exacerbated labor shortages, which may affect patient care services, delay achievement of organizational goals, and accelerate clinical staff burnout.”
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