The union representing nurses at Northeastern Nevada Regional Hospital in Elko said a lack of security at the facility contributed to an emergency room physician using a taser on a patient, the Elko Daily Free Press reports.
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About 150 employees of Chestnut Hill Hospital in Philadelphia staged a strike from Saturday to Sunday morning over wages, according to Philly.com.
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 July 1.
Minneapolis-based Allina Health and the union that represents 4,800 of its Twin Cities hospital nurses have yet to reach a contract agreement since a one-week strike last month, according to a Star Tribune report.
The following healthcare organizations have shared plans in the past six weeks to hire workers, starting with the most recent.
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Gloversville, N.Y.-based Nathan Littauer Hospital will pay unionized nurses back wages after locking them out following a one-day strike at the hospital in January, the New York State Nurses Association announced Thursday.
Coral Gables-based Baptist Health South Florida will offer a voluntary separation program for certain eligible workers, according to a Miami Herald report.
Detroit-based Henry Ford Health System is hiring for more than 70 locations throughout Southeast Michigan, according to a Fox News 2 report.