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The number of specialist jobs grew significantly faster than primary care physician jobs, according to a Health Affairs blog post.

Registered nurses at CHI St. Alexius Health in Bismarck, N.D., filed for a union election Monday, reports The Bismarck Tribune.

U.S. Rep. Tim Walz of Minnesota is inserting himself into the debate over Mayo Clinic's plans to consolidate services between its hospitals in Albert Lea and Austin, Minn.

University of California confirmed union supporters protested over contracted valet employees at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center.

UP Health System-Marquette (Mich.) nurses are petitioning the hospital over staffing, reports The Mining Journal.

Buffalo (Minn.) Hospital nurses cancelled an informational picket scheduled for next month after reaching a labor deal with Minneapolis-based Allina Health.

Oregon Nurses Association and Medford, Ore.-based Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center reached a labor deal Friday, according to a Mail Tribune report.

Becker's Hospital Review reported on the following layoffs and hires by payers in July.

Orangeburg, S.C.-based Regional Medical Center staff will receive a 2 percent pay raise, effective July 30, according to T&D.

Approximately 1,500 unionized nurses are bringing in a federal mediator to join their negotiations with Edison, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian Health.