How Mercy filled a million open shifts — and reduced premium labor costs by 25.6%


Mercy, a 55-hospital system based in St. Louis, set out to overhaul shift coverage and reduce reliance on premium labor. Four years later, it has built a scalable workforce model that increases flexibility, fill rates and staff satisfaction.

So far, Mercy has filled more than 1 million shifts, reduced premium labor spend by 25.6% year over year and improved system fill rates by 8 percentage points. 

This whitepaper offers a detailed look at Mercy's workforce transformation and the lessons other health systems can apply today.

Read to learn how Mercy:
 
  • Shifted workforce oversight from nursing to operations to drive systemwide alignment
  • Reduced incentive pay rates by 44% while still exceeding staffing goals
  • Reduced agency hours and saved millions in premium labor savings
  • All while increasing staff satisfaction
 

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