The following is a roundup of recent events pertaining to hospital-union relationships, including strikes, legal battles, rallies and contract agreements. All events were reported since March 8.
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Northwest Indiana hospitals are making efforts to recruit physicians amid a national shortage, The Times of Northwest Indiana reports.
Lab employees who may reportedly lose their jobs at Vancouver, Wash.-based PeaceHealth have various other work opportunities nearby, The Register-Guard reports.
A group of workers at urgent care facilities owned by Tacoma, Wash.-based MultiCare Health System are seeking to join the Union of American Physicians and Dentists, The News Tribune reports.
Valley Hospital Medical Center and Desert Springs Hospital Medical Center, both in Las Vegas, have cut ties with Service Employees International Union Local 1107, hospital spokeswoman Gretchen Papez confirmed via email.
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Academic medical centers have a new survey at their disposal to help assess conflict of interest policies, according to Cleveland Clinic.
Registered nurses at Baystate Franklin Medical Center in Greenfield, Mass., have authorized a potential walkout amid contract negotiations, according to a Boston Business Journal report.
Insurance giant Humana has a strong demand for employees who speak more than one language, according to a study released by the New American Economy.
Lansing, Mich.-based Sparrow Health System officials said they are trying to fill 270 vacant positions at the health system, ranging from food service to leadership roles, according to the Lansing State Journal.
The healthcare industry remains one of the fastest growing industries in the U.S. In fact, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment in the field will grow 19 percent from 2014 to 2024, adding nearly 2.3 million new jobs.