UNC Health Care's Pardee Hospital in Hendersonville, N.C., faces a federal discrimination lawsuit alleging the facility created a racially hostile work environment for a Black woman, WLOS reported.
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Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children in Honolulu reached a tentative contract agreement with Hawaii Nurses Association OPEIU Local 50, averting a strike, according to Hawaii News Now.
Hospitals and long-term care facilities in the U.S. are offering healthcare workers hesitant to get the COVID-19 vaccine incentives, The New York Times reported.
Nurses at Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children in Honolulu have authorized their bargaining committee to call a strike, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported.
The following hospital-union events have been reported since Dec. 11:
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Minneapolis-based Hennepin Healthcare has resolved allegations that it discriminated against its older practitioners by requiring them to undergo age-related screenings, according to a Jan. 7 news release from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Nurses at Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare's St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester, Mass., will picket outside the facility daily until a contract agreement is reached, according to the union that represents them.
Three Hospital Corporation of America hospitals in Southern California reached a tentative contract agreement with SEIU 121RN, averting a planned 10-day strike starting Dec. 24, according to separate statements from the union and health system.
Parkland Health & Hospital System in Dallas is investigating the distribution of sock monkey gifts to Black employees after the gifts spurred complaints, The Dallas Morning News reported.
A group of workers at Aurora, Colo.-based UCHealth are attempting to form a union for hospital employees.