A union is urging hospital officials to halt cuts at Pawtucket, R.I.-based Memorial Hospital in the wake of a planned merger between Providence, R.I.-based Care New England Health System and New Bedford, Mass.-based Southcoast Health System, The Valley Breeze reports.
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Page West, RN, is making a special effort to meet nurses this week.
The finalization of Ontario, Calif.-based Prime Healthcare's acquisition of St. Michael's Medical Center in Newark, N.J., means most of St. Michael's 1,357 employees will be able to keep their jobs, according to NJ.com.
TeamHealth, a clinician services provider based in Knoxville, Tenn., will expand its current headquarters, creating approximately 250 new jobs.
The University of Iowa Children's Hospital in Iowa City seeks to fill about 200 open positions before the hospital opens its doors to patients in December, according to a KCRG report.
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About 100 nurses, union organizers and supporters rallied outside City Hall in Philadelphia Saturday, demanding better staffing and nursing support jobs in local hospitals, according to a PhillyVoice report.