In the 1970s two physicians from the University of Utah developed a program that sent temporary physicians into rural hospitals while local physicians received needed training.
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A union is expressing concern about safety on Ohio State University buses after a campus bus recently was involved in an accident at the Columbus-based school, according to NBC4.
Los Angeles County registered nurses and county management have reached a tentative agreement shortly before a four-day strike was set to begin.
More than 300 Indiana (Pa.) Regional Medical Center nurses went on strike on Nov. 26, according to a KDKA report.
Becker's Hospital Review has reported the following hospital-union events — including protests, contract agreements and legal issues — since Nov. 6.
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Sunnyside, Wash.-based Astria Health nurses and healthcare workers picketed Nov. 20 in front of Astria Regional Medical Center in Yakima, Wash., amid contract negotiations, according to a KIMA report.
Indiana (Pa.) Regional Medical Center nurses have scheduled a one-day strike for Nov. 26. However, hospital leaders said striking nurses won't be able to return to work for the rest of that week if a walkout occurs, according to The Tribune-Democrat.
Indiana (Pa.) Regional Medical Center is asking unionized nurses to cancel their plans to strike next week, according to a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette report.
About 4,000 mental health clinicians at Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente facilities are prepared to strike for five days if no contract agreement is reached, the union representing them said this week.
Licensed practical nurses at Chicago-based University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics suspended their strike Nov. 19 and are back at work, according to a Chicago Tribune report.