West Virginia University Hospitals in Morgantown and the Laborers' International Union of North America Local 814 have reached a tentative collective bargaining agreement, averting a strike, according to a MetroNews report.
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A number of topics came up in the most-read healthcare workforce articles in 2016, including labor disputes, nurse recruitment and hirings.
Saint Vincent Hospital in Erie, Pa., agreed to rehire six former employees who were fired in late 2013, early 2014 for refusing to get flu shots due to their religious beliefs, reports GoErie.com.
Most healthcare organizations use core metrics such as near events, medication errors, hand-washing, hand-off communications, falls, hospital acquired infections, diagnostic errors and discharge practices, to gauge safety performance.
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 in December.
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The Service Employees International Union filed a complaint with the National Labor Relations Board last week, alleging Pomona (Calif.) Valley Hospital Medical Center was unlawfully trying to prevent workers from speaking out about potentially dangerous working conditions, reports Los Angeles…
The following healthcare organizations shared plans to hire workers in the last month, starting with the most recent.
Mercy Health has moved more than 350 revenue cycle jobs from Blue Ash, Ohio, to its new headquarters in the Cincinnati neighborhood of Bond Hill, according to a Cincinnati Business Courier report.
Service and maintenance workers at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver, Wash., have voted to become members of the American Federation of Teachers.
Healthcare providers are some of the most trusted professionals in the U.S., according to the 2016 edition of Gallup's annual poll, and nurses topped the list for the 15th year in a row.