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The following healthcare organizations shared plans to add jobs since Oct. 24.

Becker's Hospital Review reported on the following events related to hospital-union relationships — including pickets, contracts and elections — since Oct. 24.

Kaiser Permanente registered nurses and nurse practitioners picketed Thursday at more than 20 California medical centers, the California Nurses Association confirmed.

Nurses at Boston-based Tufts Medical Center picketed Thursday night as a contract agreement with management remains unreached.

The healthcare industry added 21,500 jobs in October, with hospitals contributing 2,800 to that total, according to Friday's jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

UPMC Susquehanna in Williamsport, Pa., will open an outpatient center at a three-building former retail plaza in McElhattan, Pa., according to The Express.

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

More than 750 Portland, Ore.-based Legacy Health workers plan to strike Nov. 8 and 9 over alleged unfair labor practices.

The projected U.S. physician shortage could worsen if physicians reduce clinical work hours or leave the medical field as planned, according to new research.

Nurses at Pittsburgh-based Allegheny General Hospital ratified a new contract agreement with management Monday, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.