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The healthcare industry added 26,800 jobs last month, according to the most recent jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington is working to help employees become homeowners, according to a Times Union report.

A union representing nurses and technicians at Drexel Hill, Pa.-based Delaware County Memorial Hospital and hospital owner Los Angeles-based Prospect Medical Holdings are slated to resume negotiations later this month, according to a report delconewsnetwork.com.

In a recent blog post, Select International discusses the prevalence of nurse bullying and why talent acquisition plays an important role in combating this issue.

Physicians from Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen — countries targeted in President Donald Trump's travel ban — play a significant role in U.S. healthcare, according to research by graduate students in economics at Harvard University and the Massachusetts…

The following is a roundup of recent events pertaining to hospital-union relationships, including strikes, legal battles, rallies and new contract agreements. All events were reported since Feb. 6.

Queen of the Valley Medical Center in Napa, Calif., lost its second appeal over a union vote that took place last fall, according to a Napa Valley Register report.

Registered nurses at Baystate Franklin Medical Center in Greenfield, Mass., have filed six federal unfair labor practice charges with the National Labor Relations Board, accusing the hospital's owner, Springfield, Mass.-based Baystate Health, of engaging in illegal bargaining practices.

Birmingham, Ala.-based Brookwood Baptist Health will host a hiring event later this month as it seeks to bring on more nurses.

Hospitals and other healthcare organizations added 374,000 new jobs in 2016, and job growth in the sector is expected to continue. According to the 2017 Healthcare Recruiting Trends Report, more than half of healthcare employers and recruiters plan to hire…