Riverside County in California spent $1.5 million to prepare for a three-day nurse strike that took place last week, reports The Press-Enterprise.
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Pennsylvania nurses are experiencing staffing issues, high turnover and a decrease in workplace influence, according to a report from the nonprofit organization Nurses of Pennsylvania.
Employees at Kent Hospital in Warwick, R.I., part of Providence, R.I.-based Care New England, advocated for what they consider a fair contract during an informational picket this week, according to a WLNE report.
Phoenix-based Banner Health has more than 1,000 job openings across Arizona, Wyoming, Colorado, Nevada, Nebraska and California, the system confirmed in an email to Becker's Hospital Review.
Hospitals must have a clear plan to protect nurses from violence, says National Nurses United leader
A leader for the largest union of registered nurses in the nation is calling on hospitals and health systems to implement comprehensive workplace violence prevention plans in the wake of an online video documenting the forcible, unlawful arrest of a…
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Employees at Olympia, Wash.-based Providence St. Peter Hospital ratified a contract with management that includes across-the-board raises and a $15-per-hour minimum wage.
More than 60 combined Yakima, Wash.-based Virginia Mason Memorial employees and supporters protested over the hospital's new healthcare plan and what they say are unclear billing policies related to the plan, according to a Yakima Herald-Republic report.
Pittsfield, Mass.-based Berkshire Medical Center said it filed an unfair labor practice charge against the Massachusetts Nurses Association, accusing the union of "surface bargaining," as opposed to negotiating in good faith.
Nurses at Redding, Calif.-based Shasta Regional Medical Center voted 241 to 27 in favor of unionization.
Healthcare workers are in high-demand across the country, and employers are struggling to both retain employees and meet a widening skills gap within the industry.