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Victorville, Calif.-based Victor Valley Global Medical Center laid off 18 employees, Daily Press reports.

Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente is urging residents to apply for positions at Maui County's three public hospitals in Hawaii sooner rather than later, reports The Maui News.

Miriam Ramirez, BSN, RN, a nurse trauma coordinator at MacNeal Hospital in Berwyn, Ill., has earned recognition from MacNeal's parent company Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare Corporation with induction into the Tenet Heroes Hall of Fame.

Employees at Great Falls, Mont.-based Benefis Health System have voted against joining the Montana Nurses Association, according to a Great Falls Tribune report.

The healthcare industry added 13,500 jobs last month, contributing to the nation's overall 98,000 new jobs in March, according to the most recent jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

In a recent blog post, Select International discusses the importance of behavioral competencies when hiring in healthcare.

As a part of the system's nursing recruitment initiative, Cleveland Clinic will host a job fair Saturday to attract registered nurses of all experience levels, including recent graduates, according to Cleveland.com.

Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany, Ga., and Albany Technical College are joining forces to give potential certified nursing assistants hands-on experience, reports The Albany Herald.

Philadelphia-based University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing was the first school in the country to offer an integrated "BSN to PhD" program and include a clinical nurse fellowship. The organization detailed the program in the Journal of Professional Nursing.

The new 200-bed Florida Hospital Apopka is slated to open this November, reports The Apopka Voice.