Pikeville (Ky.) Medical Center is in the midst of a hiring boom. The hospital recently hired its 3,000th employee, an information systems project manager, according to The Daily Independent.
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As in any industry, healthcare faces waves of cost-cutting measures that include reductions in staff. This unavoidable condition of business management triggers many stressful challenges.
After years of decline, traffic fatalities have been trending upward since 2014. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the number of auto crashes reported to the police in 2015 jumped 3.8 percent from the year before, to 6.3…
The global wellness industry grew from a $3.36 trillion market in 2013 to $3.72 trillion in 2015, according to research released Monday by the Global Wellness Institute.
Rhode Island union leaders have launched radio and TV ads against Los Angeles-based Prospect Medical Holdings, taking aim at the for-profit hospital operator for actions taken at some of its California facilities, reports The Providence Journal.
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Florida, like a number of other states, is in the midst of a nursing shortage.
Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit is seeking registered nurses.
During August, various 403(b) plan participants filed 11 lawsuits against large universities, alleging that they did not satisfy their fiduciary duties under ERISA with respect to their defined contribution (DC) plans.
The national clinician shortage is being exacerbated by issues with nurse scheduling and staffing. Despite the emergence of predictive analytics that can be used to forecast future patient demands and workforce needs, one in four nurse managers still uses paper-based…
Allina Health nurses voted Thursday to approve a contract offer from their Minneapolis-based employer, ending nine months of contentious negotiations in which they went on strike twice, according to a Star Tribune report.