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Workers at First Hospital of Wyoming Valley, a psychiatric facility in Kingston, Pa., plan to strike Friday "to fight for safe working conditions for healthcare workers and their patients and better care," according to a Facebook post by Service Employees…

Maryland lawmakers plan to investigate a reported increase in patient-led assaults on employees at Spring Grove Hospital Center, a psychiatric hospital in Catonsville, Md., according to The Baltimore Sun.

In May, Boston-based Steward Health Care completed its purchase of eight hospitals from Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems. The purchase included three Florida hospitals, three Ohio hospitals and two Pennsylvania hospitals.

Kentucky hospitals are trying to recruit and retain nurses amid the nation's impending nursing shortage, according to a report on DailyNurse.com.

The Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses and Allied Professionals confirmed it fired its executive director over "some financial irregularities."

Pittsfield, Mass.-based Berkshire Medical Center and the union representing nearly 800 of its nurses have had various conflicts over the past year.

Unionized workers rallied outside Salt Lake City-based George E. Wahlen Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center Monday over staffing, according to The Salt Lake Tribune.

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services released the results of a formal inspection of Upper Peninsula Health System-Marquette (Mich.) Monday and found the hospital "in compliance with the Medicare Conditions of Participation and will continue to be deemed…

Spring Grove Hospital Center, a psychiatric complex in Catonsville, Md., has experienced an increase in patient-led assaults on employees, according to The Baltimore Sun.

Healthcare workers at Santa Monica, Calif.-based Providence Saint John's Health Center and their supporters protested last week over what they deem as understaffing at the hospital.