The California Nurses Association/National Nurses United has filed a complaint with the National Labor Relations Board that alleges Sutter Health, based in Sacramento, conducted an illegal lockout following a one-day strike last month.
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White County Medical Center in Searcy, Ark., will no longer hire smokers starting this week, according to a Today's THV report.
The following is excerpted from Performance Improvement for Healthcare: Leading Change with Lean, Six Sigma, and Constraints Management by Bahadir Inozu, Dan Chauncey, Vickie Kamataris, and Charles Mount (McGraw-Hill; 2011) with permission from McGraw-Hill.As it relates to performance improvement, the…
Lower Bucks Hospital in Bristol, Pa., has laid off nine employees, including seven full-time equivalent positions, according to a Courier Times report.
Kent Hospital in Warwick, R.I., will become the first hospital in the state to stop diverting ambulances from its emergency room when it is at full capacity, according to a Providence Journal report.
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As hospitals try to connect with underserved populations in their communities, some providers — such as Falls Church, Va.-based Inova Health System — are turning to church volunteers, according to a National Public Radio report.
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A planned merger between Indiana University Health and Kokomo, Ind.-based Howard Regional Health System has collapsed, according to an Indianapolis Business Journal report. HRHS CEO Jim Alender cited the uncertainty of healthcare reform as the reason to halt discussions with…
Fred Hunter, RN, president and CEO of Marina Del Rey (Calif.) Hospital, has an interesting perspective as a hospital leader because he began his career as a nurse. Mr. Hunter's first nursing job was as a vocational nurse, after which…
Christus St. Frances Cabrini Hospital in Alexandria, La., has expanded its smoking policy to prohibit employees from wearing clothing that even smell like cigarettes, according to a KGO Newstalk 810 report.