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Nurses at Boston-based Tufts Medical Center may be planning a strike on Christmas, according to Boston Business Journal.

Monday marked the deadline for employees of Duluth, Minn.-based Essentia Health to receive a flu shot, obtain exemption or face termination. As of Tuesday morning, Essentia reports more than 99 percent compliance with the program. Fewer than 50 employees were…

Wal-Mart is the largest employer across 22 states, according to 24/7 Wall St. After the retail behemoth, hospitals are the largest employer in 14 states.

Joseph Iannoni, executive vice president and CFO of Providence, R.I.-based Care New England, said despite the planned closure of Pawtucket, R.I.-based Memorial Hospital, all hospital employees will be guaranteed their pension, according to Rhode Island Public Radio.

Employees at Ellsworth-based Maine Coast Memorial Hospital are asking for a union election, according to The Ellsworth American.

Workers represented by UFCW 21 picketed Wednesday outside of Harrison Medical Center-Silverdale (Wash.), according to the Kitsap Sun.

Nurses at South Lake Tahoe, Calif.-based Barton Health, voted in favor of joining the California Nurses Association, according to a Tahoe Daily Tribune report.

The diagnosis isn’t positive news: The turnover of hospital staff continues to be above average. And, this isn’t just for nurses or at a specific level but across all levels and all roles.

Here are 20 hospitals and health systems that posted job listings seeking nurses in the past week.

Nurses at Boston-based Brigham and Women's Hospital picketed Wednesday to draw attention to what they deem are patient care problems.