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The American Nurses Association sent a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services this week asking the agency to declare the ongoing nursing shortage a national crisis, citing overwhelmed health systems and burnt out staff. Specifically, the ANA cited the Delta variant of COVID-19 as a complicating factor that has exacerbated underlying chronic nursing workforce shortage challenges.

Hiring is both an exciting and a laborious process. But at the end of the day, hiring someone can also be incredibly time-consuming. A third of recruiters spend over 20 hours a week on sourcing new job candidates—half of an average workweek. Here are four hacks to reduce your hiring time so you can spend less time on LinkedIn and more time serving your customer base.

Amazon has plans to bring in-person healthcare to 20 major cities by the end of 2022, through Amazon Care, the e-commerce giant's health care venture that offers telemedicine and in-person primary care. Initially available to Amazon's Seattle employees, the company has expanded it to all employees in Washington state and announced plans to expand to other employers across the country. 

Findings of a new report highlight 40% of hospitals accelerated hiring to meet the increased demand in medical services following COVID-19 lockdowns. Aon plc’s 16th annual Benefits Survey of Hospitals revealed 36% of hospitals surveyed plan for normal hiring and 24% are being cautious by delaying or issuing a hiring freeze. The survey findings strongly differentiate from 2020 when hospitals took measures to cut costs during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns.