Decatur, Ga.-based DeKalb Medical Center's board of directors unanimously voted to implement a policy guaranteeing all hourly employees at least $12 per hour, The Atlanta Journal Constitution reports.
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The defined-benefit pension plan for thousands of current and former Rhode Island nurses is in temporary receivership, reports The Providence Journal.
The following healthcare organizations shared plans to add jobs after Aug. 7, starting with the most recent.
Texas Hospital Association and South Carolina Hospital Association Solutions partnered for healthcare staffing services.
The Office of Safety and Health Administration alleges Lowell (Mass.) Treatment Center put employees at risk of workplace violence and has proposed penalties of $207,690, according to a Lowell Sun report.
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Becker's Hospital Review reported on the following events related to hospital-union relationships — including rallies, strikes, elections and contract agreements — so far in August.
Boston-based Brigham and Women's Hospital officials said the institution will pay as much as $90 million in voluntary retirement offers to employees to avoid additional staff reductions, according to the Boston Business Journal.
Nurses at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City, Mich., will join the Michigan Nurses Association.
Hospital officials and the Massachusetts Nurses Association will return to the bargaining table to try to reach a labor deal for nurses at Boston-based Tufts Medical Center, according to a Boston Business Journal report.
Anna Jaques Hospital in Newburyport, Mass., held a two-day job fair earlier this month as it seeks workers for various positions, including clinical and administrative, according to a Wicked Local report.