Podcast: What the workforce recovery looks like at one hospital

Hospital Matters: Job vacancies in Minnesota hospitals surged in 2022 in the wake of the COVID pandemic. Last year, that started to show signs of reversal, particularly among nurses. Nurse vacancy rates improved noticeably in the Minnesota Hospital Association’s 2024 workforce report. This week, we talked with Adam Karlen, chief nursing officer at M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital, about what the workforce issues look like on the ground.