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Nurse practitioners in Oklahoma are urging state lawmakers to pass legislation that would allow them to work independently, according to a KTUL report.

Hundreds of Pineville (Ky.) Community Hospital workers will keep their jobs thanks to a USDA loan, along with partnerships among Kentucky Highlands Investment Corp., First State Financial and the hospital, according to a report on KyForward.com.

Tri-City Medical Center in Oceanside, Calif., is fighting back against a union petition that seeks to cap its annual executive compensation, according to a report from The San Diego Union-Tribune.

A federal judge has thrown out a union lawsuit that could have been a potential roadblock for Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente to manage the three state-owned hospitals in Maui County, beginning July 1, according to a report from The Maui…

Optum — the technology and pharmacy unit of Minnetonka, Minn.-based UnitedHealth Group — plans to hire 400 new workers for its new office in Boston, according to the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal.

After working with dozens of organizations over the last several years, I found the following 3 reasons why engagement isn't improving:

Four hospital systems in Central Florida collectively have more than 2,000 clinical and non-clinical job openings, according to an Orlando Business Journal report.

Four hundred sixty registered nurses at Philadelphia-based St. Christopher's Hospital for Children voted Feb. 10 to join the Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses and Allied Professionals, according to a CBS Philly report.

A hospital calls the cell phone number on file for a patient to remind her of an upcoming appointment. Months later, the hospital receives a class action complaint stating that by making the call, it violated the Telephone Consumer Protection…

U.S. employee engagement was at 32.5 percent in January, according to Gallup.