The following hospital and/or health system job eliminations were announced within the past month. They are listed by the number of employees or positions affected.
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Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton, Mass., has announced the pending layoffs of an undisclosed number of employees, according to a WWLP report.
University of Massachusetts Medical School and its clinical partner UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester have created an independent department of neurosurgery.
Yuma (Ariz.) Regional Medical Center has announced the elimination of 135 positions and the freezing of pension plans, according to a Yuma Sun report.
In a recent blog post, Paul Levy, former CEO of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, questions the logic behind hospitals and health systems entering the insurance business.
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Employees at Alta Bates Summit Medical Center in Berkeley, Calif., may soon vote to leave the Service Employees International Union to join the National Union of Healthcare Workers, according to an NUHW news release.
Registered nurses at Mount Vernon (N.Y.) Hospital have signed a one-year agreement to extend their current contract, according to a Mid-Hudson News Network report.
Oklahoma State University is ending its management agreement with St. John Health System in Tulsa, Okla., according to a Tulsa World report.
Fremont-Rideout Health Group, based in Yuba City, Calif., is now officially known as Rideout Health, according to an Appeal Democrat report.
Mesa View Regional Hospital in Mesquite, Nev., will stop offering obstetrics due to reduced demand for labor and delivery services, according to a Mesquite Citizen report.