Hospital workers at St. John's Regional Medical Center in Oxnard, Calif., picketed over contract issues Tuesday, according to a Ventura County Star report.
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Boston-based Steward Health Care System has signed a contract with the union representing about 5,000 of its hospital workers, The Boston Globe reports.
Minneapolis-based Allina Health and the union that represents 4,800 of its Twin Cities hospital nurses have still failed to reach a contract agreement since a one-week strike in June, according to a Star Tribune report.
A union representing workers at Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic has filed a formal complaint protesting the system's pending switch in food service vendors, alleging a conflict of interest involving a Mayo administrator, according to a Post-Bulletin report.
Nurses have always had an essential role in health care. Now more than ever, as the industry faces increased pressure to improve quality of care, reduce costs and enhance patient satisfaction, hospital and health systems recognize the importance of an…
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Mercy Hospital in Portland, Maine, is offering early retirement buyouts to 99 employees in an effort to cut expenses, according to the Portland Press Herald.
Nurses and administrators at Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital in Boston will try once again to reach a contract agreement, according to a Boston Business Journal report.
Members of Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West picketed Wednesday outside of Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz, Calif., according to a Santa Cruz Sentinel report.
Advanced practice clinician placements are on track to double that of last year, according to The Medicus Firm, a physician staffing services company.
"Doing more with less" has become the new standard practice for hospitals and health systems. At the same time, clinical teams and staff are held increasingly responsible for improving the quality of care, outcomes and the patient experience.