by Adam Daigle | Acadiana business editor Good morning, Acadiana business news readers. It's business news time. When Ochsner Health announced last week it was laying off 770 mostly back-office and administrative employees, hospital officials relayed another surprising statistic: they were also struggling to fill more than 800 open nursing positions — a figure that represents roughly 9% of all nursing positions in the massive health system. Ochsner, which has 42 hospitals and 200 clinics across Louisiana and Mississippi, is not alone. You can read the full story here. Have a great day and thanks for reading. |